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“racimo” and “ración” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,533
“racimo” frequency rank
#20,488
“ración” frequency rank
49021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature racimo ración
Definition Conjunto de frutas que crecen juntas alrededor de un eje como las uvas o los plátanos. Cantidad de alimento correspondiente a un comensal y comida.

Where the eye mixes racimo and ración

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. racimo (CVCVCV) and ración (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
racimo
6 ch
ración

Why the eye confuses racimo with ración

A purely visual mix-up. racimo ([raˈsimo]) and ración ([raˈsjõn]) 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 49021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

racimo is recorded at frequency rank #28,533, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈsimo]. ración is at rank #20,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [raˈsjõn].

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 49021, this pair ranks #111,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of racimo vs ración

Shared letters: acir. Private to "racimo": mo. Private to "ración": nó.

"racimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "ración" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • racimo ← arcimo · raccimo · racimmo · raciom · racmio · raicmo · rasimo · rcaimo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "racimo" and "ración" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([raˈsimo] versus [raˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "racimo" or "ración"?
"ración" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,488 in our Spanish list, against #28,533 for "racimo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "racimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ración" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "racimo" and "ración" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racimo vs radicó". 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 #111,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list