Which to use
“raspado” is a verb and “rayado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,643
- “raspado” frequency rank
- #25,017
- “rayado” frequency rank
- 73660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raspado | rayado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de raspar. | Cubierto de líneas o rayas. |
Where the eye mixes raspado and rayado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raspado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rayado's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raspado and rayado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raspado is [rasˈpað̞o] while rayado is [raˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raspado is recorded at frequency rank #48,643, classified as averb, pronounced [rasˈpað̞o]. rayado is at rank #25,017, tagged as anadj, pronounced [raˈʝað̞o].
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 73660, this pair ranks #22,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raspado vs rayado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "raspado": ps. Private to "rayado": y.
"raspado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rayado" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raspado" and "rayado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raspado" or "rayado"?
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 "raspado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raspado" and "rayado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rallado vs raspado". 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 #22,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.