rocío

[roˈsio]

/[roˈsio]/ noun

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The verdict

“rocío” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,416
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Humedad que, por el frío nocturno, se condensa formando gotas en la tierra y la hierba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rocio · rocío · Spanish

rocío · rank #10,416 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,416
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH resta

Nearest frequency peer: resta (-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 “rocío”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rocío” 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).

rocío vs roo
60% similar
rocío vs roi
40% similar
rocío vs rojo
60% similar

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

Key facts for rocío
PropertyValue
Headwordrocío
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[roˈsio]
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,416
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rocío”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rocíocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “resta” (#10,415), “Rodolfo” (#10,417), “respondido” (#10,414). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rocío” va en #10,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rocío (IPA [roˈsio]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,416 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rocío, with forms such as "orcío", "rcoío", and "roccío". 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, "roo", "roi", "rojo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rocío, spelled R-O-C-Í-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Humedad que, por el frío nocturno, se condensa formando gotas en la tierra y la hierba.
  2. 2
    En particular, gota visible de rocío₁.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, líquido pulverizado sobre algo para humedecerlo.
  4. 4
    Lluvia fina y ligera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rocío appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. el paso de la neblina ya había dejado en las calles de Iquique un fino rocío.

Synonyms

relentecilampa

This word in other languages

dew(English)rosée(Français)Tau(Deutsch)orvalho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orcío
  • rcoío
  • roccío
  • rocoí
  • roíco
  • rrocío

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rocío - 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.

orcío2rcoío2roccío1rocoí2roíco2rrocío1
Edit distance from "rocío"

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 "rocío"?
"rocío" is spelled R-O-C-Í-O. The IPA pronunciation is [roˈsio].
What does "rocío" mean?
As a noun, "rocío" means: Humedad que, por el frío nocturno, se condensa formando gotas en la tierra y la hierba.
What words are commonly confused with "rocío"?
"rocío" is commonly confused with "roo", "roi", "rojo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rocío"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rocío" is [roˈsio]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rocío" come from?
"rocío" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

resta#10,415rotos#10,418prevé#10,406tarta#10,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

porto6 variantsAleja6 variantsapaga6 variantscoral6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list