Which to use
“rádio” is a noun and “ravi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #857
- “rádio” frequency rank
- #37,989
- “ravi” frequency rank
- 38846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rádio | ravi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | encantar, extasiar, arrebatar, embevecer, enlear, maravilhar |
Letter map: rádio vs ravi
Shared letters muted; letters that set rádio and ravi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. rádio 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.
Grammar separator: rádio vs ravi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rádio is anoun and raviaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rádio is recorded at frequency rank #857, 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 38846, this pair ranks #27,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rádio vs ravi
Shared letters: ir. Private to "rádio": doá. Private to "ravi": av.
"rádio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "ravi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ravi ← arvi · raiv · ravvi · rravi · rvai
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rádio" and "ravi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rádio" or "ravi"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "rádio" and "ravi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "rádio" 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 #27,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rádio" and "ravi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs ravi". 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 #27,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.