ridícula

[riˈð̞ikula]

/[riˈð̞ikula]/ adj

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The verdict

“ridícula” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,753
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de ridículo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ridicula · ridícula · Spanish

ridícula · rank #10,753 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,753
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH saqueo

Nearest frequency peer: saqueo (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ridícula”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ridícula” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ridícula vs ridículo
88% similar
ridícula vs ridículos
78% similar
ridícula vs ridículas
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ridícula
PropertyValue
Headwordridícula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[riˈð̞ikula]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,753
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ridícula”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ridículacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “saqueo” (#10,754), “review” (#10,751), “secta” (#10,755). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ridícula” va en #10,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ridícula (IPA [riˈð̞ikula]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,753 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de ridículo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ridícula, with forms such as "irdícula", "rdiícula", and "ridcíula". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ridículo", "ridículos", "ridículas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ridícula, spelled R-I-D-Í-C-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de ridículo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irdícula
  • rdiícula
  • ridcíula
  • riddícula
  • ridíccula
  • ridíclua
  • ridícual
  • ridículla
  • ridíucla
  • riídcula
  • rridícula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ridícula - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irdícula2rdiícula2ridcíula2riddícula1ridíccula1ridíclua2ridícual2ridículla1
Edit distance from "ridícula"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ridícula"?
"ridícula" is spelled R-I-D-Í-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈð̞ikula].
What does "ridícula" mean?
As an adjective, "ridícula" means: Forma del femenino singular de ridículo.
What words are commonly confused with "ridícula"?
"ridícula" is commonly confused with "ridículo", "ridículos", "ridículas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ridícula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ridícula" is [riˈð̞ikula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ridícula" come from?
"ridícula" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ridícula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

society11 variantsparadero11 variantsabdomen11 variantsabrazos11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list