rã vs rae, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“rã” and “rae” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,019
“rã” frequency rank: #19,254
“rae” frequency rank: 47273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	rã	rae
Definition	anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos	granizo, gotas de chuva que chegam ao solo congeladas

Letter map: rã vs rae

Shared letters muted; letters that set rã and rae apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

2 ch

rã

3 ch

rae

Corpus notes: rã and rae

rã and rae 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rã is recorded at frequency rank #28,019, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈχã/. rae is at rank #19,254, tagged as anoun.

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 47273, this pair ranks #17,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rã vs rae

Shared letters: r. Private to "rã": ã. Private to "rae": ae.

"rã" · 2 letters · shape CV · "rae" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rã" and "rae" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "rã" or "rae"?

"rae" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,254 in our Portuguese list, against #28,019 for "rã". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "rã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "rae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #17,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"rã" and "rae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rã vs rabi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.