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“rajo” and “rasgo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,884
- “rajo” frequency rank
- #14,437
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 64321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajo | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. | Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir. |
Where the eye mixes rajo and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rajo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against rasgo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rajo vs rasgo
A purely visual mix-up. rajo ([ˈraxo]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64321, 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]. 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 64321, this pair ranks #45,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajo vs rasgo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "rajo": j. Private to "rasgo": gs.
"rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rajo" and "rasgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rajo" or "rasgo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rajo" 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 #45,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajo" and "rasgo" 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 #45,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.