ráciovsraviWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rácio is a noun, ravi is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rácio” is a noun and “ravi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,370
“rácio” frequency rank
#37,989
“ravi” frequency rank
77359
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rácio ravi
Definition relação encantar, extasiar, arrebatar, embevecer, enlear, maravilhar

Letter map: rácio vs ravi

Shared letters muted; letters that set rácio and ravi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rácio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against ravi's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
rácio
4 ch
ravi

Grammar separator: rácio vs ravi

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rácio is anoun and raviaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rácio is recorded at frequency rank #39,370, classified as anoun. ravi is at rank #37,989, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈra.vi/.

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 77359, this pair ranks #1,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rácio vs ravi

Shared letters: ir. Private to "rácio": coá. Private to "ravi": av.

"rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "ravi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ravi ← arvi · raiv · ravvi · rravi · rvai

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rácio" for "ravi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rácio" is a noun and "ravi" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rácio" or "ravi"?
"ravi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,989 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 "ravi" 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 "ravi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,899 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rácio" and "ravi" 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 #1,899 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