rasavsRaulConfusable pair

Which to use

“rasa” and “Raul” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,795
“rasa” frequency rank
#5,886
“Raul” frequency rank
29681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rasa Raul
Definition instrumento de formato cilíndrico usado na medição de secos prenome masculino

Where the eye mixes rasa and Raul

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
rasa
4 ch
Raul

Look-alike desk: rasa vs Raul

A purely visual mix-up. rasa (/ˈχa.zɐ/) and Raul (/ʁaˈuw/; /haˈuʊ̯/) 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 29681, 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/. Raul is at rank #5,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʁaˈuw/; /haˈuʊ̯/.

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 29681, this pair ranks #38,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rasa vs Raul

Shared letters: ar. Private to "rasa": s. Private to "Raul": lu.

"rasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Raul" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rasaarsa · raas · rassa · rrasa · rsaa
  • Raularul · ralu · raull · rraul · rual

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rasa" and "Raul" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈχa.zɐ/ versus /ʁaˈuw/; /haˈuʊ̯/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rasa" or "Raul"?
"Raul" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,886 in our Portuguese list, against #23,795 for "rasa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "Raul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rasa" and "Raul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rasa". 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 #38,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list