rajovsremoConfusable pair

Which to use

“rajo” and “remo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,884
“rajo” frequency rank
#17,267
“remo” frequency rank
67151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rajo remo
Definition Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. Acción o efecto de remar.

Where the eye mixes rajo and remo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rajo and remo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
rajo
4 ch
remo

Visual trap between rajo and remo

A purely visual mix-up. rajo ([ˈraxo]) and remo ([ˈremo]) 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 67151, 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]. remo is at rank #17,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈremo].

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 67151, this pair ranks #37,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rajo vs remo

Shared letters: or. Private to "rajo": aj. Private to "remo": em.

"rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "remo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rajo ← arjo · rajjo · raoj · rjao · rrajo
  • remo ← ermo · remmo · reom · rmeo · rremo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rajo" and "remo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈraxo] versus [ˈremo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rajo" or "remo"?
"remo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,267 in our Spanish list, against #49,884 for "rajo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rajo" and "remo" 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 "remo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rajo" and "remo" 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 #37,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list