rivera

/[riˈβ̞eɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,014

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

rivera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Curso pequeño de agua. Pronounced [riˈβ̞eɾa]. It ranks #3,014 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with rivero and rivers.

Key facts for rivera
PropertyValue
Headwordrivera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[riˈβ̞eɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,014
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rivera is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [riˈβ̞eɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,014 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for rivera, with forms such as "irvera", "rievra", and "rivear". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "rivero", "rivers", "Rovira", 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 rivera, spelled R-I-V-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Curso pequeño de agua.
  2. 2
    Cauce seco de una rivera₁.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: irvera,rievra,rivear,riverra,rivrea,rivvera,rrivera,rviera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rivera

Misspelling Variants of "rivera"

irvera6rievra6rivear6riverra7rivrea6rivvera7rrivera7rviera6
Misspelling Variants of "rivera"

Frequency rank: #3,014 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rivera"?
"rivera" is spelled R-I-V-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈβ̞eɾa].
What does "rivera" mean?
As a noun, "rivera" means: Curso pequeño de agua.
What words are commonly confused with "rivera"?
"rivera" is commonly confused with "rivero", "rivers", "Rovira". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rivera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rivera" is [riˈβ̞eɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rivera" come from?
"rivera" 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.