Which to use
“rasa” and “rasto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,795
- “rasa” frequency rank
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- 62245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasa | rasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de formato cilíndrico usado na medição de secos | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista |
Where the eye mixes rasa and rasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rasa runs 4 letters (CVCV) against rasto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rasa and rasto
A purely visual mix-up. rasa (/ˈχa.zɐ/) and rasto (/ˈRaʃ.tu/) 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 62245, 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/. rasto is at rank #38,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.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 62245, this pair ranks #6,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasa vs rasto
Shared letters: ars. Private to "rasa": -. Private to "rasto": ot.
"rasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasa" and "rasto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rasa" or "rasto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rasa" and "rasto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasa" and "rasto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasto 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 #6,758 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.