Which to use
“rebaño” and “rezago” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,219
- “rebaño” frequency rank
- #40,521
- “rezago” frequency rank
- 54740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rebaño | rezago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de animales mamíferos domesticados, principalmente de ovejas o vacunos. | Acción o efecto de rezagar. |
Where the eye mixes rebaño and rezago
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rebaño and rezago follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rebaño vs rezago
A purely visual mix-up. rebaño ([reˈβ̞aɲo]) and rezago ([reˈsaɣ̞o]) 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 54740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rebaño is recorded at frequency rank #14,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞aɲo]. rezago is at rank #40,521, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsaɣ̞o].
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 54740, this pair ranks #81,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rebaño vs rezago
Shared letters: aeor. Private to "rebaño": bñ. Private to "rezago": gz.
"rebaño" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rezago" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rezago ← erzago · reazgo · rezaggo · rezaog · rezgao · rezzago · rrezago · rzeago
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rebaño" and "rezago" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rebaño" or "rezago" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rebaño" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rezago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rebaño" and "rezago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rengo vs rezago". 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 #81,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.