Which to use
“arado” and “atraso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,080
- “arado” frequency rank
- #17,350
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 49430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arado | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra. | Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse. |
Where the eye mixes arado and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. arado runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against atraso's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arado vs atraso
A purely visual mix-up. arado ([aˈɾað̞o]) and atraso ([aˈt̪ɾaso]) 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 49430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arado is recorded at frequency rank #32,080, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈɾað̞o]. atraso is at rank #17,350, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾaso].
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 49430, this pair ranks #108,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arado vs atraso
Shared letters: aor. Private to "arado": d. Private to "atraso": st.
"arado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arado" and "atraso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arado" and "atraso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs arado". 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 #108,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.