Which to use
“arrojo” and “arroz” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,432
- “arrojo” frequency rank
- #3,301
- “arroz” frequency rank
- 40733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrojo | arroz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Osadía ante lo peligroso, intrepidez. | (Oryza sativa) Planta de la familia de las poáceas, originaria del Lejano Oriente y cultivada en todo el mundo como alimento. Es una hierba perenne, de hasta 2 m de altura, con largas hojas aciculadas, pequeñas flores en espiga que fructifican en una cariópside de hasta 1 cm de largo. Requiere terrenos muy húmedos y climas cálidos. |
Where the eye mixes arrojo and arroz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. arrojo runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against arroz's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrojo with arroz
A purely visual mix-up. arrojo ([aˈroxo]) and arroz ([aˈros]) 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 40733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrojo is recorded at frequency rank #37,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈroxo]. arroz is at rank #3,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈros].
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 40733, this pair ranks #157,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrojo vs arroz
Shared letters: aor. Private to "arrojo": j. Private to "arroz": z.
"arrojo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "arroz" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arrojo" and "arroz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arroz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrojo" and "arroz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrojo vs arrow". 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 #157,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.