Which to use
“ramo” and “rima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,433
- “ramo” frequency rank
- #10,956
- “rima” frequency rank
- 14389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ramo | rima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | divisão ou subdivisão de um caule | 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 ramo and rima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ramo vs rima
A purely visual mix-up. ramo (/ˈRɐ.mu/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ramo is recorded at frequency rank #3,433, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɐ.mu/. 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 14389, this pair ranks #57,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ramo vs rima
Shared letters: amr. Private to "ramo": o. Private to "rima": i.
"ramo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ramo" and "rima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ramo" or "rima"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ramo" 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 #57,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ramo" and "rima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rima 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 #57,706 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.