Which to use
“vado” and “vino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,589
- “vado” frequency rank
- #979
- “vino” frequency rank
- 41568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vado | vino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio firme, parejo y de poca profundidad, por donde se puede cruzar un río. | Bebida alcohólica elaborada a partir de la fermentación de la uva, con o sin los hollejos. |
Where the eye mixes vado and vino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vado with vino
A purely visual mix-up. vado ([ˈbað̞o]) and vino ([ˈbino]) 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 41568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vado is recorded at frequency rank #40,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbað̞o]. vino is at rank #979, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbino].
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 41568, this pair ranks #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vado vs vino
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vado": ad. Private to "vino": in.
"vado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vado" for "vino" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vado" vs "vino" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vado" and "vino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vado" and "vino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vado vs ved". 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 #152,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.