Which to use
“arrastar” is a verb and “arrasto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,442
- “arrastar” frequency rank
- #28,462
- “arrasto” frequency rank
- 41904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrastar | arrasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | puxar atrás de si, geralmente com dificuldade, fazendo que deslize pelo chão | ato ou efeito de arrastar; arrastamento |
Where the eye mixes arrastar and arrasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrastar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against arrasto's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arrastar vs arrasto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrastar is /ɐ.Rɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/ while arrasto is /ɐ.ˈRa.stu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrastar is recorded at frequency rank #13,442, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.Rɐʃ.ˈtaɾ/. arrasto is at rank #28,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈRa.stu/.
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 41904, this pair ranks #23,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrastar vs arrasto
Shared letters: arst. Private to "arrastar": -. Private to "arrasto": o.
"arrastar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "arrasto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrastar" and "arrasto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "arrastar" or "arrasto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrastar" and "arrasto" 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 #23,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.