Which to use
“ração” and “rácio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,189
- “ração” frequency rank
- #39,370
- “rácio” frequency rank
- 54559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ração | rácio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez | relação |
Letter map: ração vs rácio
Shared letters muted; letters that set ração and rácio apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ração and rácio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on ração vs rácio
ração and rácio 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ração is recorded at frequency rank #15,189, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. rácio is at rank #39,370, 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 54559, this pair ranks #11,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ração vs rácio
Shared letters: or. Private to "ração": aãç. Private to "rácio": ciá.
"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ração" and "rácio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ração" vs "rácio" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "ração" vs "rácio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rácio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ração" and "rácio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rácio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,182 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.