Which to use
“raspado” is a verb and “respaldo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,643
- “raspado” frequency rank
- #5,152
- “respaldo” frequency rank
- 53795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raspado | respaldo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de raspar. | La parte de un mueble que descansa la espalda |
Where the eye mixes raspado and respaldo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. raspado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against respaldo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raspado and respaldo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raspado is [rasˈpað̞o] while respaldo is [resˈpal̪d̪o]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53795, 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]. respaldo is at rank #5,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resˈpal̪d̪o].
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 53795, this pair ranks #86,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raspado vs respaldo
Shared letters: adoprs. Private to "raspado": -. Private to "respaldo": el.
"raspado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "respaldo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raspado" and "respaldo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "raspado" or "respaldo"?
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 "raspado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respaldo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raspado" and "respaldo" 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 #86,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.