riesgo
Spanish, noun/ˈrjesɡo/
riesgo is spelled R-I-E-S-G-O (6 letters) and appears 78 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,138th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Riesgo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “risk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Proximidad o posibilidad de que alguien o algo sufra un perjuicio o daño”.
What does riesgo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerisk; the possibility of harm or an unfavorable outcome from random chance
capital de riesgo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Proximidad o posibilidad de que alguien o algo sufra un perjuicio o daño. 2. Situación en que puede darse esa posibilidad. 3. Cada una de las contingencias contra las que puede contratarse un seguro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of riesgo
- riesgos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce riesgo?
- /ˈrjesɡo/
- [ˈrjez.ɣ̞o]
- [ˈrjesɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to riesgo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is riesgo in Spanish?
riesgo appears 78 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).