roya
[ˈroʝa]
The verdict
“roya” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,647 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,647
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de las especies de hongos, que se caracterizan por ser parásitos y por producir diversas clases de esporas de colores variados que se manifiestan como manchas en las plantas afectadas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈroʝa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #56,647 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “roya” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
roya is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,647 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈroʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for roya in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is roya, spelled R-O-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de las especies de hongos, que se caracterizan por ser parásitos y por producir diversas clases de esporas de colores variados que se manifiestan como manchas en las plantas afectadas.
- 2Enfermedad de algunos árboles que produce un polvo rojo negruzco en el centro del tronco.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “roya”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-O-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈroʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.