Which to use
“ração” is a noun and “ralado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,189
- “ração” frequency rank
- #29,105
- “ralado” frequency rank
- 44294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ração | ralado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez | que sofreu a ação de um ralador |
Where the eye mixes ração and ralado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ração runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against ralado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ração with ralado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ração is /Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while ralado is /Rɐ.ˈla.du/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44294, 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/. ralado is at rank #29,105, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈla.du/.
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 44294, this pair ranks #21,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ração vs ralado
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ração": ãç. Private to "ralado": dl.
"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ralado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ralado ← arlado · raaldo · raladdo · ralaod · raldao · rallado · rlaado · rralado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ração" for "ralado" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ração" or "ralado" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ralado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ração" and "ralado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ralado vs ralar". 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 #21,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.