risa
Spanish, noun/ˈrisa/
risa is spelled R-I-S-A (4 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “laugh, laughter (sound of laughing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acto o efecto de reír, consistente en un movimiento de la boca y otras partes del rostro que expresa…”.
What does risa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelaugh, laughter (sound of laughing)
Me das risa
- 2
femininelaughter (movement of the face)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acto o efecto de reír, consistente en un movimiento de la boca y otras partes del rostro que expresa contento, alegría o placer. 2. Conjunto de sonidos o gestos que hace alguien cuando ríe. 3. Acción o situación que conduce a reír.
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 risa
- risas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risa?
- /ˈrisa/
- [ˈri.sa]
- [ˈrisa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to risa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risa in Spanish?
risa appears 35 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).