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

#27,750
“radares” frequency rank
#42,651
“raudales” frequency rank
70401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature radares raudales
Definition Forma del plural de radar. Forma del plural de raudal.

Where the eye mixes radares and raudales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
radares
8 ch
raudales

Look-alike desk: radares vs raudales

A purely visual mix-up. radares ([raˈð̞aɾes]) and raudales ([rawˈð̞ales]) 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 70401, 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]. raudales is at rank #42,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rawˈð̞ales].

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 70401, this pair ranks #29,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of radares vs raudales

Shared letters: aders. Private to "radares": -. Private to "raudales": lu.

"radares" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "raudales" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • radaresardares · raadres · radaers · radaress · radarres · radarse · raddares · radraes
  • raudalesarudales · raduales · rauadles · raudaels · raudaless · raudalles · raudalse · rauddales

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "radares" and "raudales" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([raˈð̞aɾes] versus [rawˈð̞ales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "radares" or "raudales"?
"radares" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,750 in our Spanish list, against #42,651 for "raudales". 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 "raudales" 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 "raudales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "radares" and "raudales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radares vs rapaces". 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 #29,804 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