Which to use
“raça” and “reach” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,535
- “raça” frequency rank
- #28,744
- “reach” frequency rank
- 31279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raça | reach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de indivíduos que conservam, entre si, caracteres somáticos semelhantes; estas características são transmitidas por hereditariedade | alcance |
Where the eye mixes raça and reach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. raça runs 4 letters (CVCV) against reach's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raça and reach
A purely visual mix-up. raça (/ˈRa.sɐ/) and reach (/ɹiːt͡ʃ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31279, 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/. reach is at rank #28,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːt͡ʃ/.
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 31279, this pair ranks #36,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raça vs reach
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raça": ç. Private to "reach": ceh.
"raça" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reach ← erach · raech · reacch · reachh · reahc · recah · rreach
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raça" and "reach" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "raça" or "reach" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "reach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raça" and "reach" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racha vs reach". 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 #36,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.