risco

/[ˈrisko]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,761

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

risco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Hendidura. Pronounced [ˈrisko]. Often confused with ruso and rito.

Key facts for risco
PropertyValue
Headwordrisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrisko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,761
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of risco in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for risco is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrisko]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,761 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for risco, with forms such as "irsco", "riscco", and "risoc". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ruso", "rito", "rise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is risco, spelled R-I-S-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hendidura.
  2. 2
    Peñasco alto y escarpado, difícil y arriesgado para andar por él.
  3. 3
    Fruta de sartén, hecha con pedacitos de masa rebozados en miel, que se pegan y forman figuras a manera de riscos₂.
  4. 4
    Riesgo.
  5. 5
    Restos del pan.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: irsco,riscco,risoc,rissco,rrisco,rsico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for risco

Misspelling Variants of "risco"

irsco5riscco6risoc5rissco6rrisco6rsico5
Misspelling Variants of "risco"

Frequency rank: #34,761 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "risco"?
"risco" is spelled R-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrisko].
What does "risco" mean?
As a noun, "risco" means: Hendidura.
What words are commonly confused with "risco"?
"risco" is commonly confused with "ruso", "rito", "rise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "risco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "risco" is [ˈrisko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "risco" come from?
"risco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.