rico
[ˈriko]
The verdict
“rico” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #976 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #976
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que posee gran cantidad de bienes o dinero.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈriko] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for rico is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈriko]. Corpus data places it at rank #976 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rico, with forms such as "irco", "rcio", and "ricco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "río", "ríe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rico, spelled R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, que posee gran cantidad de bienes o dinero.
- 2Dicho de un bien material, de gran precio o valor.
- 3Dicho de la tierra u otro medio de producción, que produce mucho.
- 4Dicho de un alimento, de sabor agradable.
- 5Propio de o perteneciente a la nobleza.
- 6Dicho de una persona, en especial de un niño, que tiene encanto y gracia.
- 7Dicho de una persona, que tiene gran atractivo físico.
- 8Por extensión, que causa sensación de placer y alegría.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: irco,rcio,ricco,rioc,rrico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rico - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “rico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈriko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ro” - see the side-by-side comparison. rico vs ro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.