Which to use
“raiva” and “rapina” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,906
- “raiva” frequency rank
- #35,751
- “rapina” frequency rank
- 37657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raiva | rapina |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doença infecciosa aguda causada por um vírus de ARN da família dos rabdovírus, transmitida ao homem pela mordida de animais infectados, como o cão, gato, lobo etc., caracterizada por lesões do sistema nervoso central que provocam convulsão, tetania e paralisia respiratória; hidrofobia | ato ou efeito de rapinar |
Where the eye mixes raiva and rapina
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raiva vs rapina
A purely visual mix-up. raiva (/ˈRaj.vɐ/) and rapina (/Rɐ.ˈpi.nɐ/) 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 37657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raiva is recorded at frequency rank #1,906, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaj.vɐ/. rapina is at rank #35,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈpi.nɐ/.
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 37657, this pair ranks #28,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raiva vs rapina
Shared letters: air. Private to "raiva": v. Private to "rapina": np.
"raiva" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "rapina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raiva" and "rapina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "raiva" or "rapina" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "raiva" and "rapina" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raiva" and "rapina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapida vs rapina". 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 #28,918 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.