Which to use
“ranço” is an adjective and “rasgo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,613
- “ranço” frequency rank
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 72365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranço | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície |
Where the eye mixes ranço and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ranço vs rasgo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ranço is /ˈRɐ̃.su/ while rasgo is /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72365, 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/. rasgo is at rank #35,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/.
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 72365, this pair ranks #3,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ranço vs rasgo
Shared letters: aor. Private to "ranço": nç. Private to "rasgo": gs.
"ranço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rasgo ← arsgo · ragso · rasggo · rasog · rassgo · rrasgo · rsago
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ranço" and "rasgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ranço" or "rasgo"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ranço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranço" and "rasgo" 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 #3,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.