Which to use
“raça” is a noun and “ralar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,535
- “raça” frequency rank
- #41,206
- “ralar” frequency rank
- 43741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raça | ralar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de indivíduos que conservam, entre si, caracteres somáticos semelhantes; estas características são transmitidas por hereditariedade | fazer passar pelo ralador; triturar; esmagar; moer |
Where the eye mixes raça and ralar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ralar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raça and ralar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raça is /ˈRa.sɐ/ while ralar is /Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43741, 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/. ralar is at rank #41,206, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 43741, this pair ranks #21,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raça vs ralar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raça": ç. Private to "ralar": l.
"raça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ralar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ralar ← arlar · raalr · ralarr · rallar · ralra · rlaar · rralar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raça" and "ralar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "raça" or "ralar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ralar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raça" and "ralar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ralar vs rimar". 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 #21,874 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.