Which to use
“racimo” is a noun and “radicó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,533
- “racimo” frequency rank
- #38,919
- “radicó” frequency rank
- 67452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racimo | radicó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de frutas que crecen juntas alrededor de un eje como las uvas o los plátanos. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de radicar. |
Where the eye mixes racimo and radicó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: racimo vs radicó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racimo is [raˈsimo] while radicó is [rað̞iˈko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67452, 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]. radicó is at rank #38,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [rað̞iˈko].
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 67452, this pair ranks #37,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racimo vs radicó
Shared letters: acir. Private to "racimo": mo. Private to "radicó": dó.
"racimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "radicó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- racimo ← arcimo · raccimo · racimmo · raciom · racmio · raicmo · rasimo · rcaimo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "racimo" for "radicó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "racimo" or "radicó" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "racimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "radicó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racimo" and "radicó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radican 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 #37,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.