Which to use
“rage” and “rasgo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,870
- “rage” frequency rank
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 62622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rage | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ódio, fúria, violência | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície |
Where the eye mixes rage and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rage runs 4 letters (CVCV) against rasgo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rage vs rasgo
A purely visual mix-up. rage (/ɹeɪdʒ/) and rasgo (/ˈRaʒ.ɡu/) 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 62622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rage is recorded at frequency rank #26,870, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪdʒ/. rasgo is at rank #35,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/.
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 62622, this pair ranks #6,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rage vs rasgo
Shared letters: agr. Private to "rage": e. Private to "rasgo": os.
"rage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rage" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasgo vs ratio". 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 #6,572 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.