Which to use
“rajo” and “ratos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,884
- “rajo” frequency rank
- #12,463
- “ratos” frequency rank
- 62347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajo | ratos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. | Forma del plural de rato. |
Where the eye mixes rajo and ratos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rajo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ratos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rajo vs ratos
A purely visual mix-up. rajo ([ˈraxo]) and ratos ([ˈrat̪os]) 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 62347, 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]. ratos is at rank #12,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrat̪os].
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 62347, this pair ranks #52,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajo vs ratos
Shared letters: aor. Private to "rajo": j. Private to "ratos": st.
"rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ratos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rajo" and "ratos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rajo" vs "ratos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rajo" and "ratos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rajo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajo" and "ratos" 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 #52,333 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.