Which to use
“radio” and “rango” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “radio” frequency rank
- #3,209
- “rango” frequency rank
- 4042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radio | rango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segmento de recta que tiene por extremos el punto centro y un punto cualquiera de la circunferencia. | Posición de una persona o cosa en un conjunto ordenado de acuerdo a criterios específicos. |
Where the eye mixes radio and rango
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses radio with rango
A purely visual mix-up. radio ([ˈrað̞jo]) and rango ([ˈrãŋgo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radio is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrað̞jo]. rango is at rank #3,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrãŋgo].
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 4042, this pair ranks #317,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of radio vs rango
Shared letters: aor. Private to "radio": di. Private to "rango": gn.
"radio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "radio" and "rango" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "radio" vs "rango" - which ranks higher?
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 "radio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rango" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radio" and "rango" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rango vs rengo". 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 #317,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.