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“rajo” and “rana” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,884
- “rajo” frequency rank
- #11,480
- “rana” frequency rank
- 61364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajo | rana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. | Cualquiera de varios centenares de especies de batracios anuros, sobre todo aquellos de la familia Ranidae. Se caracterizan por un cuerpo corto y robusto, carente de cola, con las patas traseras largas y musculosas para permitir el salto, la presencia de membranas interdigitales en las cuatro extremidades, ojos protuberantes, y una piel lisa y de aspecto húmedo. Aunque el color considerado típico es el verde, existen ranas de coloraciones muy diferentes, incluyendo vistosos amarillos, rojos y azules en algunas especies que secretan alcaloides venenosos. Los juveniles son similares a alevines, y de hábitat acuático, mientras los adultos son plenamente anfibios y se desplazan con facilidad en tierra, siendo muchas especies trepadoras. La diferencia con los sapos es coloquial y basada en la apariencia lisa de las ranas contra la rugosa de estos últimos, pero no tiene base taxonómica. |
Where the eye mixes rajo and rana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rajo and rana follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rajo vs rana
A purely visual mix-up. rajo ([ˈraxo]) and rana ([ˈrana]) 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 61364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rajo is recorded at frequency rank #49,884, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraxo]. rana is at rank #11,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrana].
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 61364, this pair ranks #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajo vs rana
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rajo": jo. Private to "rana": n.
"rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajo" and "rana" 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 #55,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.