Which to use
“rádio” and “rango” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #857
- “rádio” frequency rank
- #37,987
- “rango” frequency rank
- 38844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rádio | rango |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo Ra, possui o número atômico 88 e massa atômica relativa 226,025 u; é um metal alcalino terroso, branco prateado, altamente radioativo; ocorre em todos os minérios de urânio, e é produzido por decaimento radioativo; é utilizado na medicina para tratamento de câncer e, em laboratórios, como fonte de neutrons para análise de materiais | comida, alimento, refeição |
Letter map: rádio vs rango
Shared letters muted; letters that set rádio and rango apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rádio (CVCVV) and rango (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - rádio / rango
rádio and rango 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 38844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rádio is recorded at frequency rank #857, classified as anoun. rango is at rank #37,987, tagged as anoun.
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 38844, this pair ranks #27,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rádio vs rango
Shared letters: or. Private to "rádio": diá. Private to "rango": agn.
"rádio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rango ← arngo · ragno · ranggo · ranngo · ranog · rnago · rrango
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rádio" and "rango" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rádio" vs "rango" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rádio" and "rango".
- Full dictionary entry for "rádio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rango" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rádio" and "rango" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rango vs rings". 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 #27,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.