Which to use
“arrasta” and “arrastar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,508
- “arrasta” frequency rank
- #13,442
- “arrastar” frequency rank
- 28950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrasta | arrastar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo arrastar | puxar atrás de si, geralmente com dificuldade, fazendo que deslize pelo chão |
Letter map: arrasta vs arrastar
Shared letters muted; letters that set arrasta and arrastar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. arrasta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against arrastar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on arrasta vs arrastar
arrasta and arrastar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arrasta” sits inside “arrastar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrasta is recorded at frequency rank #15,508, classified as averb. arrastar is at rank #13,442, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 28950, this pair ranks #39,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrasta vs arrastar
Shared letters: arst. Private to "arrasta": -. Private to "arrastar": -.
"arrasta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arrastar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arrasta" and "arrastar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "arrasta" vs "arrastar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "arrasta" and "arrastar".
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrasta" and "arrastar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrastar vs arrotar". 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 #39,798 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.