Which to use
“rasa” and “raspa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,795
- “rasa” frequency rank
- #36,189
- “raspa” frequency rank
- 59984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasa | raspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de formato cilíndrico usado na medição de secos | a parte que é retirada de uma superfície que se raspa; apara, lasca |
Where the eye mixes rasa and raspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rasa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against raspa's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rasa and raspa
A purely visual mix-up. rasa (/ˈχa.zɐ/) and raspa (/ˈRaʃ.pɐ/) 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 59984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasa is recorded at frequency rank #23,795, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈχa.zɐ/. raspa is at rank #36,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.pɐ/.
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 59984, this pair ranks #7,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasa vs raspa
Shared letters: ars. Private to "rasa": -. Private to "raspa": p.
"rasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "raspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasa" and "raspa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasa" vs "raspa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasa" and "raspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs raspa". 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 #7,905 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.