Which to use
“rapina” and “ruína” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,751
- “rapina” frequency rank
- #17,138
- “ruína” frequency rank
- 52889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapina | ruína |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de rapinar | um prédio ou local destruído, decaído |
Where the eye mixes rapina and ruína
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rapina with ruína
A purely visual mix-up. rapina (/Rɐ.ˈpi.nɐ/) and ruína (/ˈʀwi.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapina is recorded at frequency rank #35,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɐ.ˈpi.nɐ/. ruína is at rank #17,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈʀwi.nɐ/.
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 52889, this pair ranks #12,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rapina vs ruína
Shared letters: anr. Private to "rapina": ip. Private to "ruína": uí.
"rapina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "ruína" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapina ← arpina · raipna · rapian · rapinna · rapnia · rappina · rpaina · rrapina
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rapina" for "ruína" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rapina" vs "ruína" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "rapina" and "ruína" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruína" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapina" and "ruína" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapida vs rapina". 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 #12,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.