Which to use
“rapida” and “rápido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,038
- “rapida” frequency rank
- #811
- “rápido” frequency rank
- 47849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapida | rápido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rápido, veloz, célere | que anda depressa |
Where the eye mixes rapida and rápido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rapida with rápido
A purely visual mix-up. rapida (/ra.ˈpi.da/.) and rápido (/ˈRa.pi.du/) 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 47849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapida is recorded at frequency rank #47,038, classified as anadj, pronounced /ra.ˈpi.da/.. rápido is at rank #811, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRa.pi.du/.
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 47849, this pair ranks #17,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rapida vs rápido
Shared letters: dipr. Private to "rapida": a. Private to "rápido": oá.
"rapida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rápido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapida ← arpida · raipda · rapdia · rapiad · rapidda · rappida · rpaida · rrapida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rapida" for "rápido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rapida" vs "rápido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rapida" and "rápido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rápido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapida" and "rápido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs rapida". 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 #17,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.