riegan

[ˈrjeɣ̞ãn]

/[ˈrjeɣ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“riegan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,602 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,602
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regar o de regarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-riegan · riegan · Spanish

riegan · rank #70,602 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,602
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reúno

Nearest frequency peer: reúno (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “riegan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “riegan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for riegan
PropertyValue
Headwordriegan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈrjeɣ̞ãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,602
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “riegan” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.riegancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “reúno” (#70,601), “rings” (#70,603), “reñidas” (#70,600). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “riegan” va en #70,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

riegan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,602 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈrjeɣ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regar o de regarse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for riegan, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 riegan, spelled R-I-E-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regar o de regarse.

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 "riegan"?
"riegan" is spelled R-I-E-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrjeɣ̞ãn].
What does "riegan" mean?
As a verb, "riegan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regar o de regarse.
How do you pronounce "riegan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riegan" is [ˈrjeɣ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riegan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list