racimovsratioWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,533
“racimo” frequency rank
#19,857
“ratio” frequency rank
48390
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature racimo ratio
Definition Conjunto de frutas que crecen juntas alrededor de un eje como las uvas o los plátanos. Cociente de dos números o dos magnitudes comparables entre sí, que refleja su proporción.

Where the eye mixes racimo and ratio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
racimo
5 ch
ratio

Why the eye confuses racimo with ratio

A purely visual mix-up. racimo ([raˈsimo]) and ratio ([ˈrat̪jo]) 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 48390, 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]. ratio is at rank #19,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrat̪jo].

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 48390, this pair ranks #114,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of racimo vs ratio

Shared letters: aior. Private to "racimo": cm. Private to "ratio": t.

"racimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "ratio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • racimoarcimo · raccimo · racimmo · raciom · racmio · raicmo · rasimo · rcaimo
  • ratioartio · raito · ratoi · rratio · rtaio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "racimo" for "ratio" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([raˈsimo] versus [ˈrat̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "racimo" vs "ratio" - which ranks higher?
"ratio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,857 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "racimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ratio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "racimo" and "ratio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajo vs ratio". 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 #114,746 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