rojo

[ˈroxo]

/[ˈroxo]/ adj

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The verdict

“rojo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,273
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 630 nanómetros y 760 nanómetros. Convencionalmente se considera uno de los siete del arcoíris o espectro solar. :* Col...

Corpus desk

Index ES-rojo · rojo · Spanish

rojo · rank #1,273 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,273
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recibir

Nearest frequency peer: recibir (-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 “rojo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rojo” 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).

rojo vs rol
50% similar
rojo vs ron
50% similar
rojo vs Roy
25% similar

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

Key facts for rojo
PropertyValue
Headwordrojo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈroxo]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,273
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rojo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.rojocae 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 “recibir” (#1,272), “similar” (#1,274), “quedan” (#1,271). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rojo” va en #1,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around rojo (IPA [ˈroxo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,273 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for rojo, with forms such as "orjo", "rjoo", and "rojjo". 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, "rol", "ron", "Roy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rojo, spelled R-O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 630 nanómetros y 760 nanómetros. Convencionalmente se considera uno de los siete del arcoíris o espectro solar. :* Color: .
  2. 2
    De color amarillo parecido al oro, especialmente dicho del cabello de una persona.
  3. 3
    Dicho del cabello, de color rojizo o anaranjado.
  4. 4
    Que pertenece o concierne al comunismo, socialismo, o la izquierda política.
  5. 5
    En particular, propio de, relativo a, o partidario del bando republicano en la Guerra Civil Española.
  6. 6
    Que pertenece o concierne al Club Atlético Independiente, o es hincha de este equipo argentino.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En la década siguiente incursionó en la política, fue senador y por sus ideas rojas, deportado ….

Synonyms

coloradoencarnadorubrorubiocolorínpelirrojoizquierdistaindependentista

This word in other languages

red(English)rouge(Français)rot(Deutsch)vermelho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orjo
  • rjoo
  • rojjo
  • rooj
  • rrojo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rojo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

orjo2rjoo2rojjo1rooj2rrojo1
Edit distance from "rojo"

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 "rojo"?
"rojo" is spelled R-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈroxo].
What does "rojo" mean?
As an adjective, "rojo" means: Del color percibido por el ojo humano de la luz con una longitud de onda entre 630 nanómetros y 760 nanómetros. Convencionalmente se considera uno de los siete del arcoíris o espectro solar. :* Col...
What words are commonly confused with "rojo"?
"rojo" is commonly confused with "rol", "ron", "Roy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rojo" is [ˈroxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rojo" come from?
"rojo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

azul#1,279juez#1,295caja#1,306cuyo#1,240

Similar misspelling depth

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

Copa5 variantslleno5 variantspelo5 variantscafé5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list