Which to use
“radio” and “rasgo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #833
- “radio” frequency rank
- #14,437
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 15270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radio | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segmento de recta que tiene por extremos el punto centro y un punto cualquiera de la circunferencia. | Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir. |
Where the eye mixes radio and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between radio and rasgo
A purely visual mix-up. radio ([ˈrað̞jo]) and rasgo ([ˈrasɣ̞o]) 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 15270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radio is recorded at frequency rank #833, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrað̞jo]. rasgo is at rank #14,437, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrasɣ̞o].
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 15270, this pair ranks #280,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of radio vs rasgo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "radio": di. Private to "rasgo": gs.
"radio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "radio" and "rasgo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "radio" vs "rasgo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radio" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasgo 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 #280,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.