Which to use
“rápido” and “rígido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #881
- “rápido” frequency rank
- #17,539
- “rígido” frequency rank
- 18420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rápido | rígido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se mueve a gran velocidad o rapidez. | Que no se puede torcer o doblar. |
Where the eye mixes rápido and rígido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rápido and rígido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rápido vs rígido
A purely visual mix-up. rápido ([ˈrapið̞o]) and rígido ([ˈrixið̞o]) 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 18420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rápido is recorded at frequency rank #881, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈrapið̞o]. rígido is at rank #17,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈrixið̞o].
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 18420, this pair ranks #267,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rápido vs rígido
Shared letters: dior. Private to "rápido": pá. Private to "rígido": gí.
"rápido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rígido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rápido" and "rígido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rápido" or "rígido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rápido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rígido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rápido" and "rígido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs rígido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #267,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.