rangovsrasgoConfusable pair

Which to use

“rango” and “rasgo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,987
“rango” frequency rank
#35,752
“rasgo” frequency rank
73739
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rango rasgo
Definition comida, alimento, refeição seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície

Letter map: rango vs rasgo

Shared letters muted; letters that set rango and rasgo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. rango and rasgo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
rango
5 ch
rasgo

Spelling & dictionary notes on rango vs rasgo

rango and rasgo are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “rango” becomes s in “rasgo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rango is recorded at frequency rank #37,987, classified as anoun. 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 73739, this pair ranks #2,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rango vs rasgo

Shared letters: agor. Private to "rango": n. Private to "rasgo": s.

"rango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rango ← arngo · ragno · ranggo · ranngo · ranog · rnago · rrango
  • rasgo ← arsgo · ragso · rasggo · rasog · rassgo · rrasgo · rsago

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rango" and "rasgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - n in “rango” becomes s in “rasgo”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "rango" vs "rasgo" - which ranks higher?
"rasgo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,752 in our Portuguese list, against #37,987 for "rango". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rango" and "rasgo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "rango" 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 #2,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rango" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rango vs rings". 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 #2,699 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list