ridiculiza
[rið̞ikuˈlisa]
The verdict
“ridiculiza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,258 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,258
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ridiculizar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ridiculiza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [rið̞ikuˈlisa] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #67,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ridiculiza” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ridiculiza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,258 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [rið̞ikuˈlisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ridiculiza doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ridiculiza, spelled R-I-D-I-C-U-L-I-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ridiculizar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de ridiculizar.
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 “ridiculiza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-I-D-I-C-U-L-I-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rið̞ikuˈlisa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.