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“rácio” and “rasgo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,370
“rácio” frequency rank
#35,752
“rasgo” frequency rank
75122
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rácio rasgo
Definition relação seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície

Letter map: rácio vs rasgo

Shared letters muted; letters that set rácio and rasgo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rácio (CVCVV) and rasgo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
rácio
5 ch
rasgo

Spelling & dictionary notes on rácio vs rasgo

rácio and rasgo 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rácio is recorded at frequency rank #39,370, classified as anoun. rasgo is at rank #35,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/.

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 75122, this pair ranks #2,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rácio vs rasgo

Shared letters: or. Private to "rácio": ciá. Private to "rasgo": ags.

"rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasgo ← arsgo · ragso · rasggo · rasog · rassgo · rrasgo · rsago

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rácio" and "rasgo" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "rácio" vs "rasgo" - which ranks higher?
"rasgo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,752 in our Portuguese list, against #39,370 for "rácio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "rácio" vs "rasgo" 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 "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rácio" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rácio". 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 #2,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list