Which to use
“racha” and “rocha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,792
- “racha” frequency rank
- #3,042
- “rocha” frequency rank
- 26834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racha | rocha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rachadura | tipo de pedra caracterizado por ser um agregado compacto de um ou mais minerais, com estrutura uniforme ou não, que faz parte da crosta terrestre |
Letter map: racha vs rocha
Shared letters muted; letters that set racha and rocha apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. racha and rocha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: racha and rocha
racha and rocha are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “racha” becomes o in “rocha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26834, 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/. rocha is at rank #3,042, tagged as anoun.
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 26834, this pair ranks #42,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of racha vs rocha
Shared letters: achr. Private to "racha": -. Private to "rocha": o.
"racha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rocha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "racha" and "rocha" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "racha" vs "rocha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "racha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rocha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racha" and "rocha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racha vs rapa". 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 #42,257 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.