Which to use
“raiar” and “raspar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,986
- “raiar” frequency rank
- #24,133
- “raspar” frequency rank
- 62119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raiar | raspar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | emitir raios | desbastar uma superfície |
Where the eye mixes raiar and raspar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. raiar runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against raspar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: raiar vs raspar
A purely visual mix-up. raiar (/Raj.ˈaɾ/) and raspar (/Rɐʃ.ˈpaɾ/) 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 62119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raiar is recorded at frequency rank #37,986, classified as averb, pronounced /Raj.ˈaɾ/. raspar is at rank #24,133, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɐʃ.ˈpaɾ/.
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 62119, this pair ranks #6,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raiar vs raspar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raiar": i. Private to "raspar": ps.
"raiar" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "raspar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raiar" for "raspar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raiar" vs "raspar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raiar" and "raspar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raspar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raiar" and "raspar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raiar vs rimar". 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 #6,822 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.