Which to use
“racha” and “raia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,792
- “racha” frequency rank
- #23,104
- “raia” frequency rank
- 46896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racha | raia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rachadura | o mesmo que arraia |
Where the eye mixes racha and raia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. racha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against raia's 4 (CVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: racha vs raia
A purely visual mix-up. racha (/ˈχa.ʃa/) and raia (/ˈRaj.ɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racha is recorded at frequency rank #23,792, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈχa.ʃa/. raia is at rank #23,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaj.ɐ/.
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 46896, this pair ranks #18,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of racha vs raia
Shared letters: ar. Private to "racha": ch. Private to "raia": i.
"racha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "raia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "racha" and "raia" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "racha" vs "raia" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racha" and "raia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs raia". 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 #18,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.