Which to use
“rasgo” and “rastro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,437
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- #8,859
- “rastro” frequency rank
- 23296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasgo | rastro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trazos o líneas que se hacen al escribir. | Señal que deja impresa en la tierra cualquier objeto que ha pasado por ella. |
Where the eye mixes rasgo and rastro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rasgo with rastro
A purely visual mix-up. rasgo ([ˈrasɣ̞o]) and rastro ([ˈrast̪ɾo]) 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 23296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasgo is recorded at frequency rank #14,437, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrasɣ̞o]. rastro is at rank #8,859, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrast̪ɾo].
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 23296, this pair ranks #246,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rasgo vs rastro
Shared letters: aors. Private to "rasgo": g. Private to "rastro": t.
"rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasgo" for "rastro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rasgo" vs "rastro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasgo" and "rastro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rastro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasgo" and "rastro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasgo vs rengo". 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 #246,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.