Which to use
“rábano” and “rebaños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,197
- “rábano” frequency rank
- #32,372
- “rebaños” frequency rank
- 78569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rábano | rebaños |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Forma del plural de rebaño. |
Where the eye mixes rábano and rebaños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rábano runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against rebaños's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rábano vs rebaños
A purely visual mix-up. rábano ([ˈraβ̞ano]) and rebaños ([reˈβ̞aɲos]) 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 78569, 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]. rebaños is at rank #32,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲos].
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 78569, this pair ranks #14,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rábano vs rebaños
Shared letters: abor. Private to "rábano": ná. Private to "rebaños": esñ.
"rábano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rebaños" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rábano" and "rebaños" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rábano" or "rebaños"?
What to do next
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 "rebaños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rábano" and "rebaños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rábano vs ruano". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.