Which to use
“rácio” and “ratio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,370
- “rácio” frequency rank
- #46,527
- “ratio” frequency rank
- 85897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rácio | ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relação | quociente, proporção, razão |
Letter map: rácio vs ratio
Shared letters muted; letters that set rácio and ratio apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. rácio and ratio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: rácio and ratio
rácio and ratio 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rácio is recorded at frequency rank #39,370, classified as anoun. ratio is at rank #46,527, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɻeɪ.ʃi.oʊ/.
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 85897, this pair ranks #646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rácio vs ratio
Shared letters: ior. Private to "rácio": cá. Private to "ratio": at.
"rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ratio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ratio ← artio · raito · ratoi · rattio · rratio · rtaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rácio" and "ratio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rácio" vs "ratio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "rácio" and "ratio". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "rácio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ratio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rácio" and "ratio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs ratio". 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 #646 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.