risco
Spanish, noun/ˈrisko/
risco is spelled R-I-S-C-O (5 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,480th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cliff” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Hendidura”.
What does risco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecliff
- 2
masculinecrag
- 3
Latin-Americamasculinecrack
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Hendidura. 2. Peñasco alto y escarpado, difícil y arriesgado para andar por él. 3. Fruta de sartén, hecha con pedacitos de masa rebozados en miel, que se pegan y forman figuras a manera de riscos₂. 4. Riesgo.
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 risco
- riscos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risco?
- /ˈrisko/
- [ˈris.ko]
- [ˈrisko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to risco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risco in Spanish?
risco appears 1.0 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).