risotto

[riˈsot̪o]

/[riˈsot̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“risotto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,343 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,343
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comida tradicional italiana que se realiza añadiendo gradualmente un caldo al arroz, junto con otros ingredientes que dependerán de la variante elegida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-risotto · risotto · Spanish

risotto · rank #60,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,343
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH riscos

Nearest frequency peer: riscos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “risotto”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “risotto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for risotto
PropertyValue
Headwordrisotto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[riˈsot̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “risotto” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.risottocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “riscos” (#60,342), “roast” (#60,344), “riojanos” (#60,341). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “risotto” va en #60,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

risotto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,343 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [riˈsot̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comida tradicional italiana que se realiza añadiendo gradualmente un caldo al arroz, junto con otros ingredientes que dependerán de la variante elegida.".

risotto doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is risotto, spelled R-I-S-O-T-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comida tradicional italiana que se realiza añadiendo gradualmente un caldo al arroz, junto con otros ingredientes que dependerán de la variante elegida.

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 "risotto"?
"risotto" is spelled R-I-S-O-T-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈsot̪o].
What does "risotto" mean?
As a noun, "risotto" means: Comida tradicional italiana que se realiza añadiendo gradualmente un caldo al arroz, junto con otros ingredientes que dependerán de la variante elegida.
How do you pronounce "risotto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "risotto" is [riˈsot̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "risotto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list