Which to use
“rasa” and “rota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,795
- “rasa” frequency rank
- #3,167
- “rota” frequency rank
- 26962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasa | rota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de formato cilíndrico usado na medição de secos | itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo |
Where the eye mixes rasa and rota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasa vs rota
A purely visual mix-up. rasa (/ˈχa.zɐ/) and rota (/ˈRɔ.tɐ/) 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 26962, 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/. rota is at rank #3,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.tɐ/.
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 26962, this pair ranks #42,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasa vs rota
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rasa": s. Private to "rota": ot.
"rasa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasa" and "rota" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rasa" or "rota" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "rota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasa" and "rota" 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 #42,085 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.