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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rastrea" for "rastreado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rastrea" vs "rastreado" - which ranks higher?
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.