ripia

[ˈripja]

/[ˈripja]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tabla delgada, cortada sin sierra, y sin arte, ni regla: y también se llaman así las costeras que quedan de los maderos que se asierran.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ripia · ripia · Spanish

ripia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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 ripia
PropertyValue
Headwordripia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈripja]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ripia” en español

ripiaqueda 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

ripia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈripja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tabla delgada, cortada sin sierra, y sin arte, ni regla: y también se llaman así las costeras que quedan de los maderos que se asierran.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ripia, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ripia, spelled R-I-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tabla delgada, cortada sin sierra, y sin arte, ni regla: y también se llaman así las costeras que quedan de los maderos que se asierran.

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 "ripia"?
"ripia" is spelled R-I-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈripja].
What does "ripia" mean?
As a noun, "ripia" means: Tabla delgada, cortada sin sierra, y sin arte, ni regla: y también se llaman así las costeras que quedan de los maderos que se asierran.
How do you pronounce "ripia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ripia" is [ˈripja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ripia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list