rito
[ˈrit̪o]
The verdict
“rito” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,786. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,786
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Costumbre o ceremonia, generalmente de carácter religioso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-rito · rito · Spanish
rito · rank #13,786 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,786
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH resultaba
Nearest frequency peer: resultaba (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rito”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- resalta
resalta
86,218 corpus weight
- respeten
respeten
86,217 corpus weight
- resultaba
resultaba
86,216 corpus weight
- rito
rito
86,215 corpus weight
- roo
roo
86,214 corpus weight
- salgas
salgas
86,213 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rito” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈrit̪o] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,786 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rito” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around rito (IPA [ˈrit̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,786 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rito, with forms such as "irto", "riot", and "ritto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ro", "roo", "Rut", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rito, spelled R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Costumbre o ceremonia, generalmente de carácter religioso.
- 2Serie de acciones realizadas conforme a unas normas rígidas y minuciosas, prescritas en gran medida por las costumbres aprobadas de antemano.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irto
- riot
- ritto
- rrito
- rtio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rito", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.