Which to use
“rabo” and “rumo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,103
- “rabo” frequency rank
- #3,232
- “rumo” frequency rank
- 7335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabo | rumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade do corpo oposta à cabeça, nos peixes, répteis e alguns insetos | cada uma das divisões da rosa-dos-ventos |
Where the eye mixes rabo and rumo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rabo vs rumo
A purely visual mix-up. rabo (/ˈRa.bu/) and rumo (/ˈRu.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabo is recorded at frequency rank #4,103, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRa.bu/. rumo is at rank #3,232, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRu.mu/.
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 7335, this pair ranks #66,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rabo vs rumo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rabo": ab. Private to "rumo": mu.
"rabo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rabo" for "rumo" ever safe?
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- Full dictionary entry for "rabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rabo" and "rumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rabo". 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 #66,817 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.