Which to use
“ralado” is an adjective and “razão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,105
- “ralado” frequency rank
- #793
- “razão” frequency rank
- 29898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ralado | razão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que sofreu a ação de um ralador | faculdade de avaliar, julgar, ponderar ideias, raciocinar, inteligir |
Where the eye mixes ralado and razão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ralado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against razão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ralado vs razão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ralado is /Rɐ.ˈla.du/ while razão is /χa.ˈzãw/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29898, 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/. razão is at rank #793, tagged as anoun, pronounced /χa.ˈzãw/.
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 29898, this pair ranks #38,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ralado vs razão
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ralado": dl. Private to "razão": zã.
"ralado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "razão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ralado ← arlado · raaldo · raladdo · ralaod · raldao · rallado · rlaado · rralado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ralado" and "razão" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ralado" or "razão"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ralado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "razão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ralado" and "razão" 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 #38,633 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.