Which to use
“ração” and “redação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,189
- “ração” frequency rank
- #4,514
- “redação” frequency rank
- 19703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ração | redação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção fixa de provisões, especialmente para soldados e marinheiros ou para civis em tempos de escassez | ato ou efeito de redigir |
Where the eye mixes ração and redação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ração runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against redação's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ração vs redação
A purely visual mix-up. ração (/Rɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and redação (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19703, 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/. redação is at rank #4,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 19703, this pair ranks #50,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ração vs redação
Shared letters: aorãç. Private to "ração": -. Private to "redação": de.
"ração" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "redação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ração" and "redação" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ração" or "redação" show up more?
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 "redação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ração" and "redação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ração vs ratio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #50,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.