Which to use
“razón” and “riñón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #356
- “razón” frequency rank
- #15,475
- “riñón” frequency rank
- 15831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razón | riñón |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Órgano del sistema excretor entre los vertebrados, que filtra las toxinas de la sangre y las desecha mediante la orina. Se ubican en la mitad posterior del cuerpo, a ambos lados de la espina dorsal. |
Where the eye mixes razón and riñón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: razón vs riñón
A purely visual mix-up. razón ([raˈsõn]) and riñón ([riˈɲõn]) 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 15831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razón is recorded at frequency rank #356, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈsõn]. riñón is at rank #15,475, tagged as anoun, pronounced [riˈɲõn].
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 15831, this pair ranks #278,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of razón vs riñón
Shared letters: nró. Private to "razón": az. Private to "riñón": iñ.
"razón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "riñón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "razón" and "riñón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "razón" or "riñón"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "razón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "riñón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razón" and "riñón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renos vs riñón". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #278,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.