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Which to use

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

#39,952
“rastrea” frequency rank
#44,959
“rastreado” frequency rank
84911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rastrea rastreado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rastrear. Participio de rastrear.

Where the eye mixes rastrea and rastreado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
rastrea
9 ch
rastreado

Look-alike desk: rastrea vs rastreado

A purely visual mix-up. rastrea ([rasˈt̪ɾea]) and rastreado ([rast̪ɾeˈað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rastrea” sits inside “rastreado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rastrea is recorded at frequency rank #39,952, classified as averb, pronounced [rasˈt̪ɾea]. rastreado is at rank #44,959, tagged as averb, pronounced [rast̪ɾeˈað̞o].

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 84911, this pair ranks #6,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rastrea vs rastreado

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "rastrea": -. Private to "rastreado": do.

"rastrea" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "rastreado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rastreaarstrea · rasrtea · rasstrea · rastera · rastrae · rastrrea · rasttrea · ratsrea
  • rastreadoarstreado · rasrteado · rasstreado · rasterado · rastraedo · rastreaddo · rastreaod · rastredao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rastrea" for "rastreado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rasˈt̪ɾea] versus [rast̪ɾeˈað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rastrea" vs "rastreado" - which ranks higher?
"rastrea" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,952 in our Spanish list, against #44,959 for "rastreado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rastrea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rastreado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rastrea" and "rastreado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasta vs rastrea". 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 #6,582 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