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“regio” and “rígido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,181
“regio” frequency rank
#17,539
“rígido” frequency rank
37720
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regio rígido
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a un rey, una reina o la realeza Que no se puede torcer o doblar.

Where the eye mixes regio and rígido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
regio
6 ch
rígido

Look-alike desk: regio vs rígido

A purely visual mix-up. regio ([ˈrexjo]) and rígido ([ˈrixið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regio is recorded at frequency rank #20,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrexjo]. rígido is at rank #17,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈrixið̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 37720, this pair ranks #173,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regio vs rígido

Shared letters: gior. Private to "regio": e. Private to "rígido": .

"regio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "rígido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regioergio · reggio · regoi · rgeio · rregio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regio" for "rígido" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrexjo] versus [ˈrixið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regio" vs "rígido" - which ranks higher?
"rígido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,539 in our Spanish list, against #20,181 for "regio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rígido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regio" and "rígido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regio vs rengo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #173,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list