Which to use
“requerir” and “requirió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,945
- “requerir” frequency rank
- #25,793
- “requirió” frequency rank
- 40738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requerir | requirió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requerir and requirió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. requerir (CVCVVCVC) and requirió (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between requerir and requirió
A purely visual mix-up. requerir ([rekeˈɾiɾ]) and requirió ([rekiˈɾjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requerir is recorded at frequency rank #14,945, classified as averb, pronounced [rekeˈɾiɾ]. requirió is at rank #25,793, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekiˈɾjo].
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 40738, this pair ranks #157,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requerir vs requirió
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requerir": -. Private to "requirió": ó.
"requerir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "requirió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- requerir ← erquerir · reqeurir · reqquerir · requeirr · requerirr · requerri · requerrir · requreir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "requerir" for "requirió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "requerir" vs "requirió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "requerir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requirió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requerir" and "requirió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requirió vs resquicio". 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 #157,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.