Which to use
“ralar” and “rodar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,206
- “ralar” frequency rank
- #10,266
- “rodar” frequency rank
- 51472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ralar | rodar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer passar pelo ralador; triturar; esmagar; moer | fazer andar à roda (transitivo) |
Where the eye mixes ralar and rodar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ralar and rodar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ralar vs rodar
A purely visual mix-up. ralar (/Rɐ.ˈlaɾ/) and rodar (/Ru.ˈdaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51472, 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/. rodar is at rank #10,266, tagged as averb, pronounced /Ru.ˈdaɾ/.
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 51472, this pair ranks #13,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ralar vs rodar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ralar": l. Private to "rodar": do.
"ralar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rodar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ralar" and "rodar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ralar" or "rodar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ralar" and "rodar" 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 "rodar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ralar" and "rodar" 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 #13,573 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.