Which to use
“vacío” and “vasto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,753
- “vacío” frequency rank
- #17,571
- “vasto” frequency rank
- 20324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacío | vasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que físicamente no contiene nada. | De gran tamaño, cantidad, intensidad, o extensión. |
Where the eye mixes vacío and vasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vacío vs vasto
A purely visual mix-up. vacío ([baˈsio]) and vasto ([ˈbast̪o]) 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 20324, 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]. vasto is at rank #17,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbast̪o].
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 20324, this pair ranks #259,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacío vs vasto
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vacío": cí. Private to "vasto": st.
"vacío" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vasto ← avsto · vasot · vassto · vastto · vatso · vsato · vvasto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vacío" for "vasto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vacío" or "vasto" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacío" and "vasto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vasto vs vento". 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 #259,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.