Which to use
“ralado” and “raptado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,105
- “ralado” frequency rank
- #21,284
- “raptado” frequency rank
- 50389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ralado | raptado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sofreu a ação de um ralador | que foi sequestrado ou levado à força contra a própria vontade |
Letter map: ralado vs raptado
Shared letters muted; letters that set ralado and raptado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. ralado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against raptado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: ralado and raptado
ralado and raptado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ralado is recorded at frequency rank #29,105, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈla.du/. raptado is at rank #21,284, tagged as anadj.
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 50389, this pair ranks #14,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ralado vs raptado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "ralado": l. Private to "raptado": pt.
"ralado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "raptado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ralado" and "raptado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ralado" or "raptado"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ralado" and "raptado".
- Full dictionary entry for "ralado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raptado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ralado" and "raptado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ralado vs ralar". 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 #14,578 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.