radaresvsrapacesTell them apart

Quick tell: radares is a noun, rapaces is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“radares” is a noun and “rapaces” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,750
“radares” frequency rank
#46,770
“rapaces” frequency rank
74520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature radares rapaces
Definition Forma del plural de radar. Forma del plural de rapaz.

Where the eye mixes radares and rapaces

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
radares
7 ch
rapaces

Look-alike desk: radares vs rapaces

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: radares is [raˈð̞aɾes] while rapaces is [raˈpases]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

radares is recorded at frequency rank #27,750, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈð̞aɾes]. rapaces is at rank #46,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced [raˈpases].

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 74520, this pair ranks #21,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of radares vs rapaces

Shared letters: aers. Private to "radares": d. Private to "rapaces": cp.

"radares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "rapaces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • radaresardares · raadres · radaers · radaress · radarres · radarse · raddares · radraes
  • rapacesarpaces · raapces · rapacces · rapacess · rapacse · rapaecs · rapases · rapcaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "radares" and "rapaces" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "radares" is a noun and "rapaces" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "radares" vs "rapaces" - which ranks higher?
"radares" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,750 in our Spanish list, against #46,770 for "rapaces". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "radares" and "rapaces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "radares" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rapaces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "radares" and "rapaces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radares vs raudales". 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 #21,170 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