Which to use
“raptado” is an adjective and “rapto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,284
- “raptado” frequency rank
- #14,449
- “rapto” frequency rank
- 35733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raptado | rapto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que foi sequestrado ou levado à força contra a própria vontade | ato ou efeito de raptar |
Letter map: raptado vs rapto
Shared letters muted; letters that set raptado and rapto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. raptado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rapto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - raptado and rapto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raptado is anadjective and raptoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raptado is recorded at frequency rank #21,284, classified as anadj. rapto is at rank #14,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRap.tu/.
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 35733, this pair ranks #31,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raptado vs rapto
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "raptado": d. Private to "rapto": -.
"raptado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "rapto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raptado" and "rapto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "raptado" or "rapto" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "raptado" vs "rapto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "raptado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raptado" and "rapto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapto 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 #31,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.