riguroso

[riɣ̞uˈɾoso]

/[riɣ̞uˈɾoso]/ adj

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The verdict

“riguroso” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,278
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con gran atención a los detalles y a la perfección; con rigor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-riguroso · riguroso · Spanish

riguroso · rank #17,278 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,278
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rodando

Nearest frequency peer: rodando (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “riguroso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “riguroso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

riguroso vs rigurosos
89% similar
riguroso vs rigurosa
88% similar
riguroso vs rigurosas
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for riguroso
PropertyValue
Headwordriguroso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[riɣ̞uˈɾoso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,278
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “riguroso”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rigurosocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rodando” (#17,279), “revelaciones” (#17,276), “Roland” (#17,280). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “riguroso” va en #17,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around riguroso (IPA [riɣ̞uˈɾoso]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,278 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for riguroso, with forms such as "irguroso", "rgiuroso", and "rigguroso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rigurosos", "rigurosa", "rigurosas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is riguroso, spelled R-I-G-U-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Con gran atención a los detalles y a la perfección; con rigor.
  2. 2
    Muy rígido o estricto para observar o hacer cumplir las normas.
  3. 3
    Muy malo, duro de sobrellevar o soportar.
  4. 4
    Que trata de manera dura, poco amable o afable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how riguroso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. una investigación rigurosa produce resultados confiables.
  2. la rigurosa disciplina del ejército.

This word in other languages

rigoureux(Français)rigoros(Deutsch)rigoroso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irguroso
  • rgiuroso
  • rigguroso
  • rigruoso
  • riguorso
  • riguroos
  • rigurosso
  • rigurroso
  • rigursoo
  • riugroso
  • rriguroso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of riguroso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

irguroso2rgiuroso2rigguroso1rigruoso2riguorso2riguroos2rigurosso1rigurroso1
Edit distance from "riguroso"

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 "riguroso"?
"riguroso" is spelled R-I-G-U-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [riɣ̞uˈɾoso].
What does "riguroso" mean?
As an adjective, "riguroso" means: Con gran atención a los detalles y a la perfección; con rigor.
What words are commonly confused with "riguroso"?
"riguroso" is commonly confused with "rigurosos", "rigurosa", "rigurosas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "riguroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riguroso" is [riɣ̞uˈɾoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riguroso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sepulcro#17,286señalaba#17,289regresen#17,266soportan#17,294

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

soborno11 variantsratificó11 variantstonelada11 variantséxtasis11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list