rigor
Spanish, noun/riˈɡoɾ/
rigor is spelled R-I-G-O-R (5 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rigor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “rigour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Severidad excesiva”.
What does rigor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerigour
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Severidad excesiva. 2. Vehemencia o crudeza. El rigor del verano. 3. Propiedad y precisión. 4. Trato duro y poco amable.
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 rigor
- rigores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rigor?
- /riˈɡoɾ/
- [riˈɣ̞oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rigor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rigor in Spanish?
rigor appears 6.8 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).