ritmo

[ˈrit̪mo]

/[ˈrit̪mo]/ noun

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The verdict

“ritmo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,423
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un golpeteo regular o su sonido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ritmo · ritmo · Spanish

ritmo · rank #2,423 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,423
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reserva

Nearest frequency peer: reserva (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ritmo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ritmo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ritmo vs roto
60% similar
ritmo vs rito
80% similar
ritmo vs romo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ritmo
PropertyValue
Headwordritmo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈrit̪mo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,423
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ritmo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ritmocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “reserva” (#2,422), “robo” (#2,424), “relacionados” (#2,421). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “ritmo” va en #2,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ritmo (IPA [ˈrit̪mo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,423 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ritmo, with forms such as "irtmo", "rimto", and "ritmmo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roto", "rito", "romo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Un golpeteo regular o su sonido.
  2. 2
    Una sucesión de sonidos musicales que conservan una relación constante entre los tiempos de sus movimientos.
  3. 3
    Las notas musicales contenidas entre dos barras verticales en el pentagrama.
  4. 4
    Velocidad de una sucesión de movimientos o tareas.
  5. 5
    Patrón estético, regular que se repite en la sucesión de sonidos, voces, pausas, etc.

Synonyms

cadenciacadenciacompásvelocidadrapidezpasomarchatiempomanera de andarmetrotiempo

This word in other languages

beat(English)rythme(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irtmo
  • rimto
  • ritmmo
  • ritom
  • rittmo
  • rritmo
  • rtimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ritmo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irtmo2rimto2ritmmo1ritom2rittmo1rritmo1rtimo2
Edit distance from "ritmo"

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 "ritmo"?
"ritmo" is spelled R-I-T-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈrit̪mo].
What does "ritmo" mean?
As a noun, "ritmo" means: Un golpeteo regular o su sonido.
What words are commonly confused with "ritmo"?
"ritmo" is commonly confused with "roto", "rito", "romo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ritmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ritmo" is [ˈrit̪mo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ritmo" come from?
"ritmo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pista#2,414pieza#2,412Mario#2,401Goles#2,450

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

joder7 variantsplano7 variantspongo7 variantsrural7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list