rijoso

[riˈxoso]

/[riˈxoso]/ adj

The verdict

“rijoso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiende a reñir o a involucrarse en contiendas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rijoso · rijoso · Spanish

rijoso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for rijoso
PropertyValue
Headwordrijoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[riˈxoso]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rijoso” en español

rijosoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rijoso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [riˈxoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for rijoso in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rijoso, spelled R-I-J-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiende a reñir o a involucrarse en contiendas.
  2. 2
    Que posee un marcado apetito carnal, en especial sexual
  3. 3
    Sexualmente excitado

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rijoso"?
"rijoso" is spelled R-I-J-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈxoso].
What does "rijoso" mean?
As an adjective, "rijoso" means: Que tiende a reñir o a involucrarse en contiendas.
How do you pronounce "rijoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rijoso" is [riˈxoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rijoso" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list