Which to use
“arrasto” and “atraso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,462
- “arrasto” frequency rank
- #4,206
- “atraso” frequency rank
- 32668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrasto | atraso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de arrastar; arrastamento | ato ou efeito de atrasar(-se) |
Where the eye mixes arrasto and atraso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. arrasto runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against atraso's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrasto and atraso
A purely visual mix-up. arrasto (/ɐ.ˈRa.stu/) and atraso (/ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrasto is recorded at frequency rank #28,462, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈRa.stu/. atraso is at rank #4,206, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈtɾa.zu/.
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 32668, this pair ranks #35,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrasto vs atraso
Shared letters: aorst. Private to "arrasto": -. Private to "atraso": -.
"arrasto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrasto" for "atraso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arrasto" or "atraso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arrasto" and "atraso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrasto" and "atraso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arbusto vs arrasto". 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 #35,072 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.