Which to use
“razón” and “reason” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #356
- “razón” frequency rank
- #49,237
- “reason” frequency rank
- 49593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razón | reason |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Razón. |
Where the eye mixes razón and reason
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between razón and reason
A purely visual mix-up. razón ([raˈsõn]) and reason (/ˈɹiː.zən/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razón is recorded at frequency rank #356, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈsõn]. reason is at rank #49,237, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹiː.zən/.
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 49593, this pair ranks #107,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of razón vs reason
Shared letters: anr. Private to "razón": zó. Private to "reason": eos.
"razón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reason" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reason ← erason · raeson · reaosn · reasno · reasonn · reasson · resaon · rreason
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "razón" and "reason" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "razón" vs "reason" - which ranks higher?
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 "razón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reason" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razón" and "reason" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rayón vs reason". 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 #107,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.