Which to use
“rácio” is a noun and “ranço” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,370
- “rácio” frequency rank
- #36,613
- “ranço” frequency rank
- 75983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rácio | ranço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relação | aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre |
Letter map: rácio vs ranço
Shared letters muted; letters that set rácio and ranço apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rácio (CVCVV) and ranço (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for rácio / ranço
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rácio is anoun and rançoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rácio is recorded at frequency rank #39,370, classified as anoun. 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 75983, this pair ranks #2,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rácio vs ranço
Shared letters: or. Private to "rácio": ciá. Private to "ranço": anç.
"rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ranço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rácio" and "ranço" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rácio" or "ranço" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "rácio" vs "ranço" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rácio" 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 #2,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rácio" and "ranço" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rácio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,184 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.