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“resto” and “risco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #583
- “resto” frequency rank
- #34,761
- “risco” frequency rank
- 35344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resto | risco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte que queda de un todo tras haberle sido extraído algo. | Hendidura. |
Where the eye mixes resto and risco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: resto vs risco
A purely visual mix-up. resto ([ˈrest̪o]) and risco ([ˈrisko]) 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 35344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resto is recorded at frequency rank #583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrest̪o]. risco is at rank #34,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrisko].
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 35344, this pair ranks #186,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resto vs risco
Shared letters: ors. Private to "resto": et. Private to "risco": ci.
"resto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resto" and "risco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "resto" vs "risco" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resto" and "risco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ricci vs risco". 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 #186,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.