Which to use
“rae” is a noun and “role” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,254
- “rae” frequency rank
- #10,958
- “role” frequency rank
- 30212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rae | role |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | granizo, gotas de chuva que chegam ao solo congeladas | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo rolar |
Letter map: rae vs role
Shared letters muted; letters that set rae and role apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for rae / role
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rae is anoun and roleaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rae is recorded at frequency rank #19,254, classified as anoun. role is at rank #10,958, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈxɔ.lɪ/.
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 30212, this pair ranks #38,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rae vs role
Shared letters: er. Private to "rae": a. Private to "role": lo.
"rae" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "role" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- role ← orle · rloe · roel · rolle · rrole
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rae" and "role" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rae" or "role" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "rae" vs "role" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rae" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "role" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rae" and "role" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rae". 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 #38,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.