Which to use
“carajo” is a noun and “craso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,069
- “carajo” frequency rank
- #38,614
- “craso” frequency rank
- 40683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carajo | craso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órgano eréctil que presenta el macho de los mamíferos, homólogo del clítoris femenino, en el que desembocan los conductos del tracto genitourinario. En algunos animales se retrae en la ingle, y sólo se extiende durante la excreción y la cópula; en el ser humano no es retráctil. Está compuesto en su mayor parte por tejidos esponjosos, llamados cuerpos cavernosos, que al saturarse de sangre producen la erección. | Inexcusable (que no puede ser perdonado). |
Where the eye mixes carajo and craso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. carajo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against craso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between carajo and craso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: carajo is [kaˈɾaxo] while craso is [ˈkɾaso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carajo is recorded at frequency rank #2,069, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈɾaxo]. craso is at rank #38,614, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾaso].
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 40683, this pair ranks #157,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carajo vs craso
Shared letters: acor. Private to "carajo": j. Private to "craso": s.
"carajo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "craso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carajo" and "craso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carajo" vs "craso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carajo" and "craso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carajo" and "craso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Chasco vs craso". 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 #157,786 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.