radicadovsradicóConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,475
“radicado” frequency rank
#38,919
“radicó” frequency rank
61394
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature radicado radicó
Definition Participio de radicar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de radicar.

Where the eye mixes radicado and radicó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. radicado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against radicó's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
radicado
6 ch
radicó

Visual trap between radicado and radicó

A purely visual mix-up. radicado ([rað̞iˈkað̞o]) and radicó ([rað̞iˈko]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

radicado is recorded at frequency rank #22,475, classified as averb, pronounced [rað̞iˈkað̞o]. 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 61394, this pair ranks #55,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of radicado vs radicó

Shared letters: acdir. Private to "radicado": o. Private to "radicó": ó.

"radicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "radicó" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • radicado ← ardicado · radciado · raddicado · radiacdo · radicaddo · radicaod · radiccado · radicdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "radicado" and "radicó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([rað̞iˈkað̞o] versus [rað̞iˈko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "radicado" or "radicó"?
"radicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,475 in our Spanish list, against #38,919 for "radicó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "radicado" 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 #55,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "radicado" 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 #55,613 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