riñón

[riˈɲõn]

/[riˈɲõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“riñón” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,475
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano del sistema excretor entre los vertebrados, que filtra las toxinas de la sangre y las desecha mediante la orina. Se ubican en la mitad posterior del cuerpo, a ambos lados de la espina dorsal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rinon · riñón · Spanish

riñón · rank #15,475 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,475
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rivalidad

Nearest frequency peer: rivalidad (-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 “riñón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “riñón” 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).

riñón vs río
20% similar
riñón vs ron
40% similar
riñón vs rito
40% similar

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

Key facts for riñón
PropertyValue
Headwordriñón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[riˈɲõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,475
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “riñón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).riñóncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rivalidad” (#15,474), “rodeo” (#15,476), “reporteros” (#15,473). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “riñón” va en #15,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around riñón (IPA [riˈɲõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,475 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for riñón, with forms such as "irñón", "riñnó", and "riñónn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "río", "ron", "rito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is riñón, spelled R-I-Ñ-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano del sistema excretor entre los vertebrados, que filtra las toxinas de la sangre y las desecha mediante la orina. Se ubican en la mitad posterior del cuerpo, a ambos lados de la espina dorsal.
  2. 2
    Esta mísma víscera de ciertos animales, usada como alimento.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, parte del cuerpo equivalente al bajo vientre sobre la cara dorsal, donde se ubican estos en el ser humano.
  4. 4
    Figuradamente, núcleo o parte más interna de algo.

This word in other languages

kidney(English)rein(Français)Niere(Deutsch)rim(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irñón
  • riñnó
  • riñónn
  • rióñn
  • rriñón
  • rñión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of riñón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irñón2riñnó2riñónn1rióñn2rriñón1rñión2
Edit distance from "riñón"

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 "riñón"?
"riñón" is spelled R-I-Ñ-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈɲõn].
What does "riñón" mean?
As a noun, "riñón" means: Órgano del sistema excretor entre los vertebrados, que filtra las toxinas de la sangre y las desecha mediante la orina. Se ubican en la mitad posterior del cuerpo, a ambos lados de la espina dorsal.
What words are commonly confused with "riñón"?
"riñón" is commonly confused with "río", "ron", "rito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "riñón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "riñón" is [riˈɲõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "riñón" come from?
"riñón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rodeo#15,476rally#15,466pegan#15,443vasta#15,513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

tech6 variantsonly6 variantsépico6 variantsAnaya6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list