ração vs rasa, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“ração” and “rasa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,189
“ração” frequency rank: #23,795
“rasa” frequency rank: 38984
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	ração	rasa
Definition	porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez	instrumento de formato cilíndrico usado na medição de secos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ração and rasa apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

ração

4 ch

rasa

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ração (/Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rasa (/ˈχa.zɐ/) 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 38984, 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/. rasa is at rank #23,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈχa.zɐ/.

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 38984, this pair ranks #27,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ração vs rasa

Shared letters: ar. Private to "ração": oãç. Private to "rasa": s.

"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

rasa ← arsa · raas · rassa · rrasa · rsaa

Frequency comparison

ração#15,189

rasa#23,795

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ração" and "rasa" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ versus /ˈχa.zɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "ração" or "rasa"?

"ração" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,189 in our Portuguese list, against #23,795 for "rasa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ração vs rasa

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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