racimosvsraciónConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,367
“racimos” frequency rank
#20,488
“ración” frequency rank
52855
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature racimos ración
Definition Forma del plural de racimo. Cantidad de alimento correspondiente a un comensal y comida.

Where the eye mixes racimos and ración

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. racimos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against ración's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
racimos
6 ch
ración

Visual trap between racimos and ración

A purely visual mix-up. racimos ([raˈsimos]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52855, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

racimos is recorded at frequency rank #32,367, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈsimos]. 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 52855, this pair ranks #90,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of racimos vs ración

Shared letters: acir. Private to "racimos": mos. Private to "ración": nó.

"racimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "ración" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • racimos ← arcimos · raccimos · racimmos · racimoss · racioms · racmios · raicmos · rasimos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "racimos" and "ración" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([raˈsimos] versus [raˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "racimos" or "ración"?
"ración" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,488 in our Spanish list, against #32,367 for "racimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "racimos" 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 #90,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "racimos" and "ración" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabinos vs racimos". 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 #90,674 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