Which to use
“arrasta” is a verb and “arrastado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,508
- “arrasta” frequency rank
- #17,429
- “arrastado” frequency rank
- 32937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrasta | arrastado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo arrastar | levado ou trazido de rastos |
Letter map: arrasta vs arrastado
Shared letters muted; letters that set arrasta and arrastado apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. arrasta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against arrastado's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: arrasta vs arrastado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: arrasta is averb and arrastadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “arrasta” sits inside “arrastado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrasta is recorded at frequency rank #15,508, classified as averb. arrastado is at rank #17,429, tagged as anadj.
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 32937, this pair ranks #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrasta vs arrastado
Shared letters: arst. Private to "arrasta": -. Private to "arrastado": do.
"arrasta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arrastado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrasta" and "arrastado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "arrasta" or "arrastado"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "arrasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrasta" and "arrastado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arraia vs arrasta". 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 #34,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.