raça vs rae, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#2,535
“raça” frequency rank: #19,254
“rae” frequency rank: 21789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	raça	rae
Definition	conjunto de indivíduos que conservam, entre si, caracteres somáticos semelhantes; estas características são transmitidas por hereditariedade	granizo, gotas de chuva que chegam ao solo congeladas

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set raça and rae apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

raça

3 ch

rae

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

raça 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 21789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raça is recorded at frequency rank #2,535, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRa.sɐ/. 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 21789, this pair ranks #48,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of raça vs rae

Shared letters: ar. Private to "raça": ç. Private to "rae": e.

"raça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rae" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequency comparison

raça#2,535

rae#19,254

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raça" and "rae" be used interchangeably?

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, "raça" or "rae"?

"raça" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,535 in our Portuguese list, against #19,254 for "rae". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering raça vs rae

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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