Which to use
“ranço” is an adjective and “risco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,613
- “ranço” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “risco” frequency rank
- 37697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ranço | risco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre | delineamento; modelo; plano; planta; sulco; traçado; traço |
Where the eye mixes ranço and risco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ranço vs risco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ranço is /ˈRɐ̃.su/ while risco is /ˈRiʃ.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 37697, 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/. risco is at rank #1,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRiʃ.ku/.
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 37697, this pair ranks #28,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ranço vs risco
Shared letters: or. Private to "ranço": anç. Private to "risco": cis.
"ranço" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- risco ← irsco · ricso · riscco · risoc · rissco · rrisco · rsico
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ranço" and "risco" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ranço" or "risco"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ranço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ranço" and "risco" 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 #28,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.