Which to use
“race” and “roca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,135
- “race” frequency rank
- #20,120
- “roca” frequency rank
- 32255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | race | roca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | raça | cana ou vara preparada para fiar |
Where the eye mixes race and roca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between race and roca
A purely visual mix-up. race (/ɹeɪs/) and roca (/ˈRɔ.kɐ/) 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 32255, 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/. roca is at rank #20,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.kɐ/.
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 32255, this pair ranks #35,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of race vs roca
Shared letters: acr. Private to "race": e. Private to "roca": o.
"race" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "race" and "roca" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "race" or "roca" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "race" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "race" and "roca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roca vs ruma". 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 #35,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.