Which to use
“ranço” and “rasca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,613
- “ranço” frequency rank
- #38,878
- “rasca” frequency rank
- 75491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranço | rasca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre | de má qualidade |
Where the eye mixes ranço and rasca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ranço vs rasca
A purely visual mix-up. ranço (/ˈRɐ̃.su/) and rasca (/ˈRaʃ.kɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ranço is recorded at frequency rank #36,613, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈRɐ̃.su/. rasca is at rank #38,878, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.kɐ/.
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 75491, this pair ranks #2,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ranço vs rasca
Shared letters: ar. Private to "ranço": noç. Private to "rasca": cs.
"ranço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rasca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rasca ← arsca · racsa · rasac · rascca · rassca · rrasca · rsaca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ranço" for "rasca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ranço" or "rasca"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ranço" and "rasca" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ranço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranço" and "rasca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ranço vs ratio". 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 #2,285 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.