rácio

noun

The verdict

“rácio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #39,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,370
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relação

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rácio vs rio
60% similar
rácio vs rico
60% similar
rácio vs ramo
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rácio
PropertyValue
Headwordrácio
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,370
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rácio” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rácio lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rácio, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,370 among 1,668 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relação".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rácio, with forms such as "rcáio", "rrácio", and "ráccio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rio", "rico", "ramo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is rácio, spelled R-Á-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    relação

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcáio
  • rrácio
  • ráccio
  • rácoi
  • ráico
  • árcio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rácio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rcáio2rrácio1ráccio1rácoi2ráico2árcio2
Edit distance from "rácio"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rácio"?
"rácio" is spelled R-Á-C-I-O.
What does "rácio" mean?
As a noun, "rácio" means: relação
What words are commonly confused with "rácio"?
"rácio" is commonly confused with "rio", "rico", "ramo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "rácio" come from?
"rácio" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “rácio”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-Á-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “rio” - see the side-by-side comparison. rácio vs rio
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list