Which to use
“refri” and “resfrío” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,660
- “refri” frequency rank
- #45,577
- “resfrío” frequency rank
- 88237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refri | resfrío |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refrigerador. | Enfermedad de las vías respiratorias superiores, en especial de la faringe y nariz, ocasionada generalmente por virus (resfrío común), o causada por bacterias o de origen alérgico. Se caracteriza por una inflamación de las mucosas con abundante moco, congestión nasal, fiebre y malestar general. |
Where the eye mixes refri and resfrío
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: refri vs resfrío
A purely visual mix-up. refri ([ˈrefɾi]) and resfrío ([resˈfɾio]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refri is recorded at frequency rank #42,660, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrefɾi]. resfrío is at rank #45,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resˈfɾio].
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 88237, this pair ranks #3,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refri vs resfrío
Shared letters: efr. Private to "refri": i. Private to "resfrío": osí.
"refri" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "resfrío" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- refri ← erfri · reffri · refir · refrri · rerfi · rferi · rrefri
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refri" and "resfrío" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "refri" or "resfrío" 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 "refri" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resfrío" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refri" and "resfrío" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resfrío vs residió". 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 #3,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.