Which to use
“rádio” is a noun and “rodo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #857
- “rádio” frequency rank
- #37,079
- “rodo” frequency rank
- 37936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rádio | rodo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | roer |
Letter map: rádio vs rodo
Shared letters muted; letters that set rádio and rodo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: rádio vs rodo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rádio is anoun and rodoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rádio is recorded at frequency rank #857, classified as anoun. rodo is at rank #37,079, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈroː.doː/.
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 37936, this pair ranks #28,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rádio vs rodo
Shared letters: dor. Private to "rádio": iá. Private to "rodo": -.
"rádio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "rodo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rodo ← ordo · rdoo · roddo · rood · rrodo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rádio" for "rodo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rádio" vs "rodo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rádio" and "rodo".
- Full dictionary entry for "rádio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rádio" and "rodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs rodo". 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 #28,605 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.