Which to use
“vacío” and “vasco” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,753
- “vacío” frequency rank
- #4,958
- “vasco” frequency rank
- 7711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacío | vasco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que físicamente no contiene nada. | Originario, relativo a, o propio del País Vasco, en cualquiera de las definiciones que se den a este. |
Where the eye mixes vacío and vasco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vacío with vasco
A purely visual mix-up. vacío ([baˈsio]) and vasco ([ˈbasko]) 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 7711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacío is recorded at frequency rank #2,753, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈsio]. vasco is at rank #4,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbasko].
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 7711, this pair ranks #307,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacío vs vasco
Shared letters: acov. Private to "vacío": í. Private to "vasco": s.
"vacío" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vasco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vasco ← avsco · basco · vacso · vascco · vasoc · vassco · vsaco · vvasco
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vacío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vasco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacío" and "vasco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vacío". 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 #307,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.