Which to use
“raça” and “rapa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,535
- “raça” frequency rank
- #42,635
- “rapa” frequency rank
- 45170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raça | rapa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de indivíduos que conservam, entre si, caracteres somáticos semelhantes; estas características são transmitidas por hereditariedade | grupo de pessoas, um coletivo de pessoas |
Letter map: raça vs rapa
Shared letters muted; letters that set raça and rapa apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. raça and rapa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: raça and rapa
raça and rapa 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 a single letter - ç in “raça” becomes p in “rapa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45170, 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/. rapa is at rank #42,635, 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 45170, this pair ranks #20,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raça vs rapa
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raça": ç. Private to "rapa": p.
"raça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rapa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapa ← arpa · raap · rappa · rpaa · rrapa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raça" and "rapa" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "raça" or "rapa" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "raça" vs "rapa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raça" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raça" and "rapa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rapa". 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 #20,246 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.