rigor

/[riˈɣ̞oɾ]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,725

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rigor is aSpanishnoun. It means: Severidad excesiva. Pronounced [riˈɣ̞oɾ]. It ranks #9,725 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with río and rito.

Key facts for rigor
PropertyValue
Headwordrigor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[riˈɣ̞oɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,725
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rigor in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rigor is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [riˈɣ̞oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,725 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rigor, with forms such as "irgor", "rgior", and "riggor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "río", "rito", "Rios", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rigor, spelled R-I-G-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Severidad excesiva.
  2. 2
    Vehemencia o crudeza. El rigor del verano.
  3. 3
    Propiedad y precisión.
  4. 4
    Trato duro y poco amable.
  5. 5
    Rigidez del cuerpo que le impide el movimiento.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: irgor,rgior,riggor,rigorr,rigro,riogr,rrigor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rigor

Misspelling Variants of "rigor"

irgor5rgior5riggor6rigorr6rigro5riogr5rrigor6
Misspelling Variants of "rigor"

Frequency rank: #9,725 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rigor"?
"rigor" is spelled R-I-G-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈɣ̞oɾ].
What does "rigor" mean?
As a noun, "rigor" means: Severidad excesiva.
What words are commonly confused with "rigor"?
"rigor" is commonly confused with "río", "rito", "Rios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rigor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rigor" is [riˈɣ̞oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rigor" come from?
"rigor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.