Which to use
“ramal” and “rima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,964
- “ramal” frequency rank
- #10,956
- “rima” frequency rank
- 29920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramal | rima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | divisão, ramificação | figura poética de repetição de sons que pode se dar ao final de versos, entre o final de um e o meio de outro, ou mesmo no meio desses. Pode se dar em versos consecutivos ou alternados |
Where the eye mixes ramal and rima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ramal with rima
A purely visual mix-up. ramal (/Rɐ.ˈmaɫ/) and rima (/ˈRi.mɐ/) 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 29920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramal is recorded at frequency rank #18,964, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈmaɫ/. rima is at rank #10,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRi.mɐ/.
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 29920, this pair ranks #38,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ramal vs rima
Shared letters: amr. Private to "ramal": l. Private to "rima": i.
"ramal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramal" and "rima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ramal" or "rima"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ramal" and "rima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ramal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramal" and "rima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramal 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 #38,592 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.