vsrotaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,019
“rã” frequency rank
#3,167
“rota” frequency rank
31186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rota
Definition anfíbio da ordem dos anuros que possui pele lisa; geralmente, da família dos ranídeos itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo

Where the eye mixes rã and rota

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

2 ch
rã
4 ch
rota

Look-alike desk: rã vs rota

A purely visual mix-up. (/ˈχã/) and rota (/ˈRɔ.tɐ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

is recorded at frequency rank #28,019, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈχã/. rota is at rank #3,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.tɐ/.

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 31186, this pair ranks #36,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rã vs rota

Shared letters: r. Private to "rã": ã. Private to "rota": aot.

"rã" · 2 letters · shape CV  ·  "rota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rotaorta · roat · rotta · rrota · rtoa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rã" and "rota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈχã/ versus /ˈRɔ.tɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rã" or "rota"?
"rota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,167 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "rã" and "rota" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rã" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rã" and "rota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rã vs rabi". 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 #36,981 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list