Which to use
“rábano” and “rebaño” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,197
- “rábano” frequency rank
- #14,219
- “rebaño” frequency rank
- 60416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rábano | rebaño |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Raphanus sativus) Planta comestible de tallo velludo, hojas grandes y ásperas, flores blancas, amarillas o púrpuras en racimos terminales y raíz carnosa, redondeada o con forma de huso, de color blanco, rojo, amarillento o negro y de sabor picante. | Conjunto de animales mamíferos domesticados, principalmente de ovejas o vacunos. |
Where the eye mixes rábano and rebaño
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rábano and rebaño follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rábano vs rebaño
A purely visual mix-up. rábano ([ˈraβ̞ano]) and rebaño ([reˈβ̞aɲo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rábano is recorded at frequency rank #46,197, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraβ̞ano]. rebaño is at rank #14,219, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲo].
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 60416, this pair ranks #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rábano vs rebaño
Shared letters: abor. Private to "rábano": ná. Private to "rebaño": eñ.
"rábano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rebaño" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rábano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rebaño" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rábano" and "rebaño" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rábano vs ruano". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.