Which to use
“arrasado” and “atrasado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,880
- “arrasado” frequency rank
- #18,447
- “atrasado” frequency rank
- 54327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrasado | atrasado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Con la textura y calidad del raso (tela de seda brillante) o del satén. | Que llega después de lo acordado o estipulado. |
Where the eye mixes arrasado and atrasado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrasado and atrasado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: arrasado vs atrasado
A purely visual mix-up. arrasado ([araˈsað̞o]) and atrasado ([at̪ɾaˈsað̞o]) 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 a single letter - r in “arrasado” becomes t in “atrasado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrasado is recorded at frequency rank #35,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [araˈsað̞o]. atrasado is at rank #18,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced [at̪ɾaˈsað̞o].
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 54327, this pair ranks #83,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrasado vs atrasado
Shared letters: adors. Private to "arrasado": -. Private to "atrasado": t.
"arrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "atrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrasado" and "atrasado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arrasado" or "atrasado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arrasado" and "atrasado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrasado" and "atrasado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrasador vs arrasado". 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 #83,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.