Which to use
“ralar” is a verb and “razão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,206
- “ralar” frequency rank
- #793
- “razão” frequency rank
- 41999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ralar | razão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer passar pelo ralador; triturar; esmagar; moer | faculdade de avaliar, julgar, ponderar ideias, raciocinar, inteligir |
Where the eye mixes ralar and razão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ralar (CVCVC) and razão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ralar vs razão
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ralar is /Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/ while razão is /χa.ˈzãw/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ralar is recorded at frequency rank #41,206, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/. 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 41999, this pair ranks #23,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ralar vs razão
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ralar": l. Private to "razão": ozã.
"ralar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "razão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ralar ← arlar · raalr · ralarr · rallar · ralra · rlaar · rralar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ralar" for "razão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ralar" vs "razão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ralar" and "razão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ralar" 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 #23,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ralar" and "razão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ralar 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 #23,836 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.