Which to use
“rasca” and “rosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,878
- “rasca” frequency rank
- #1,551
- “rosa” frequency rank
- 40429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasca | rosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de má qualidade | cor-de-rosa, que tem coloração rosácea |
Where the eye mixes rasca and rosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rasca runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rosa's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rasca vs rosa
A purely visual mix-up. rasca (/ˈRaʃ.kɐ/) and rosa (/ˈχɔ.zə/) 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 40429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasca is recorded at frequency rank #38,878, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.kɐ/. rosa is at rank #1,551, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈχɔ.zə/.
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 40429, this pair ranks #25,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasca vs rosa
Shared letters: ars. Private to "rasca": c. Private to "rosa": o.
"rasca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasca" for "rosa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rasca" or "rosa"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasca" and "rosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs rasca". 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 #25,697 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.