Which to use
“raven” and “razón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,136
- “raven” frequency rank
- #356
- “razón” frequency rank
- 28492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raven | razón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cuervo. | La facultad de la mente humana mediante la cual se distingue de la inteligencia de otros animales. La razón abarca a la concepción, juicio, razonamiento y la facultad intuitiva. Específicamente, es la facultad intuitiva, o la facultad de verdades primeras, en distinción al entendimiento, la que se llama facultad discursiva o raciocinativa. |
Where the eye mixes raven and razón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raven and razón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: raven vs razón
A purely visual mix-up. raven (/ˈreɪvən/) and razón ([raˈsõn]) 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 28492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raven is recorded at frequency rank #28,136, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈreɪvən/. razón is at rank #356, tagged as anoun, pronounced [raˈsõn].
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 28492, this pair ranks #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raven vs razón
Shared letters: anr. Private to "raven": ev. Private to "razón": zó.
"raven" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "razón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- raven ← arven · raben · raevn · ravenn · ravne · ravven · rraven · rvaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raven" for "razón" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raven" or "razón"?
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 "raven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raven" and "razón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raven vs rayón". 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 #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.