Which to use
“radio” and “rajo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “radio” frequency rank
- #49,884
- “rajo” frequency rank
- 50717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radio | rajo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segmento de recta que tiene por extremos el punto centro y un punto cualquiera de la circunferencia. | Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. |
Where the eye mixes radio and rajo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. radio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against rajo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses radio with rajo
A purely visual mix-up. radio ([ˈrað̞jo]) and rajo ([ˈraxo]) 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 50717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radio is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrað̞jo]. rajo is at rank #49,884, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈraxo].
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 50717, this pair ranks #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of radio vs rajo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "radio": di. Private to "rajo": j.
"radio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "radio" for "rajo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "radio" vs "rajo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "radio" and "rajo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "radio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rajo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radio" and "rajo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajo vs ruano". 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 #101,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.