# rigor vs rizo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### rigor
*noun · IPA [riˈɣ̞oɾ] · frequency rank #9,725*
Severidad excesiva.

### rizo
*adjective · IPA [ˈriso] · frequency rank #38,950*
Ensortijado o hecho rizos naturalmente.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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