Which to use
“rajo” and “río” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,884
- “rajo” frequency rank
- #698
- “río” frequency rank
- 50582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajo | río |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre. | Corriente de agua de caudal importante que discurre por tierra desde un manantial, una masa de hielos o un lago. |
Where the eye mixes rajo and río
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rajo vs río
A purely visual mix-up. rajo ([ˈraxo]) and río ([ˈrio]) 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 50582, 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]. río is at rank #698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrio].
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 50582, this pair ranks #102,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rajo vs río
Shared letters: or. Private to "rajo": aj. Private to "río": í.
"rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "río" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rajo ← arjo · rajjo · raoj · rjao · rrajo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rajo" for "río" ever safe?
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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 "río" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajo" and "río" 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 #102,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.