Which to use
“rayado” is an adjective and “rayados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,017
- “rayado” frequency rank
- #30,217
- “rayados” frequency rank
- 55234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rayado | rayados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cubierto de líneas o rayas. | Forma del plural de rayado. |
Where the eye mixes rayado and rayados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rayado runs 6 letters (CVVVCV) against rayados's 7 (CVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rayado vs rayados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rayado is [raˈʝað̞o] while rayados is [raˈʝað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “rayado” sits inside “rayados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rayado is recorded at frequency rank #25,017, classified as anadj, pronounced [raˈʝað̞o]. rayados is at rank #30,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [raˈʝað̞os].
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 55234, this pair ranks #79,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rayado vs rayados
Shared letters: adory. Private to "rayado": -. Private to "rayados": s.
"rayado" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "rayados" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rayado" for "rayados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rayado" vs "rayados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rayado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rayados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rayado" and "rayados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rayados vs recados". 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 #79,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.