rasovsricoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,915
“raso” frequency rank
#976
“rico” frequency rank
24891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raso rico
Definition Plano, llano. Dicho de una persona, que posee gran cantidad de bienes o dinero.

Where the eye mixes raso and rico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
raso
4 ch
rico

Visual trap between raso and rico

A purely visual mix-up. raso ([ˈraso]) and rico ([ˈriko]) 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 24891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raso is recorded at frequency rank #23,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈraso]. rico is at rank #976, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈriko].

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 24891, this pair ranks #239,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of raso vs rico

Shared letters: or. Private to "raso": as. Private to "rico": ci.

"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasorasso · rraso · rsao
  • ricoirco · rcio · ricco · rioc · rrico

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "raso" and "rico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈraso] versus [ˈriko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "raso" or "rico"?
"rico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #976 in our Spanish list, against #23,915 for "raso". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "raso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,021 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raso" and "rico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raso vs rasta". 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 #239,021 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