Which to use
“race” is a noun and “ranço” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,135
- “race” frequency rank
- #36,613
- “ranço” frequency rank
- 48748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | ranço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | raça | aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre |
Where the eye mixes race and ranço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. race runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ranço's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses race with ranço
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: race is /ɹeɪs/ while ranço is /ˈRɐ̃.su/. 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 48748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
race is recorded at frequency rank #12,135, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪs/. ranço is at rank #36,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRɐ̃.su/.
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 48748, this pair ranks #16,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of race vs ranço
Shared letters: ar. Private to "race": ce. Private to "ranço": noç.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ranço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- race ← racce · raec · rcae · rrace
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "race" and "ranço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "race" vs "ranço" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "race" and "ranço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "race" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ranço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "race" and "ranço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ranço 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 #16,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.