Which to use
“ração” and “rasto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,189
- “ração” frequency rank
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- 53639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ração | rasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista |
Where the eye mixes ração and rasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ração (CVCVV) and rasto (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ração with rasto
A purely visual mix-up. ração (/Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rasto (/ˈRaʃ.tu/) 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 53639, 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/. rasto is at rank #38,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.tu/.
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 53639, this pair ranks #11,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ração vs rasto
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ração": ãç. Private to "rasto": st.
"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rasto ← arsto · rasot · rassto · rastto · ratso · rrasto · rsato
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ração" for "rasto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ração" or "rasto"?
What to do next
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 "rasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ração" and "rasto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasto 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 #11,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.