Which to use
“radar” and “roda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,454
- “radar” frequency rank
- #3,643
- “roda” frequency rank
- 11097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | radar | roda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dispositivo que permite detectar objetos a longas distâncias | peça de formato circular que, presa a um eixo central, desempenha várias finalidades cinéticas (como a roda de um moinho, de um torno, etc.) |
Where the eye mixes radar and roda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: radar vs roda
A purely visual mix-up. radar (/Ra.ˈdaɾ/) and roda (/ˈʁɔ.dɐ/ [ˈhɔ.dɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
radar is recorded at frequency rank #7,454, classified as anoun, pronounced /Ra.ˈdaɾ/. roda is at rank #3,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʁɔ.dɐ/ [ˈhɔ.dɐ].
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 11097, this pair ranks #61,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of radar vs roda
Shared letters: adr. Private to "radar": -. Private to "roda": o.
"radar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "radar" and "roda" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "radar" or "roda"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "radar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "radar" and "roda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "radar vs rimar". 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 #61,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.