Which to use
“ração” and “rasgo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,189
- “ração” frequency rank
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 50941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ração | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície |
Where the eye mixes ração and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ração (CVCVV) and rasgo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ração vs rasgo
A purely visual mix-up. ração (/Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rasgo (/ˈRaʒ.ɡu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50941, 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/. rasgo is at rank #35,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/.
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 50941, this pair ranks #14,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ração vs rasgo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ração": ãç. Private to "rasgo": gs.
"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rasgo ← arsgo · ragso · rasggo · rasog · rassgo · rrasgo · rsago
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ração" and "rasgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ração" or "rasgo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ração" and "rasgo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ração" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ração" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasgo vs ratio". 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 #14,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.