Which to use
“raiva” and “rixa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,906
- “raiva” frequency rank
- #27,259
- “rixa” frequency rank
- 29165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raiva | rixa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | contenda; briga; desordem |
Where the eye mixes raiva and rixa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raiva vs rixa
A purely visual mix-up. raiva (/ˈRaj.vɐ/) and rixa (/ˈRi.ʃɐ/) 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 29165, 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/. rixa is at rank #27,259, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRi.ʃɐ/.
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 29165, this pair ranks #39,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raiva vs rixa
Shared letters: air. Private to "raiva": v. Private to "rixa": x.
"raiva" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "rixa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raiva" for "rixa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raiva" or "rixa"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rixa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raiva" and "rixa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rimar vs rixa". 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 #39,549 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.