Which to use
“razón” is a noun and “rozan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #356
- “razón” frequency rank
- #46,193
- “rozan” frequency rank
- 46549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | razón | rozan |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de rozar. |
Where the eye mixes razón and rozan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between razón and rozan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: razón is [raˈsõn] while rozan is [ˈrosãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
razón is recorded at frequency rank #356, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈsõn]. rozan is at rank #46,193, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈrosãn].
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 46549, this pair ranks #125,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of razón vs rozan
Shared letters: anrz. Private to "razón": ó. Private to "rozan": o.
"razón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rozan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rozan ← orzan · roazn · rozann · rozna · rozzan · rrozan · rzoan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "razón" and "rozan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "razón" or "rozan" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "razón" and "rozan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "razón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rozan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "razón" and "rozan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Rosana vs rozan". 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 #125,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.