Which to use
“rasgar” is a verb and “rasgo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,594
- “rasgar” frequency rank
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- 52346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasgar | rasgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer rasgões em | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície |
Where the eye mixes rasgar and rasgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rasgar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against rasgo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rasgar vs rasgo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rasgar is /Rɐʒ.ˈɡaɾ/ while rasgo is /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasgar is recorded at frequency rank #16,594, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɐʒ.ˈɡaɾ/. rasgo is at rank #35,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/.
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 52346, this pair ranks #12,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasgar vs rasgo
Shared letters: agrs. Private to "rasgar": -. Private to "rasgo": o.
"rasgar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rasgar" and "rasgo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "rasgar" or "rasgo" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "rasgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasgar" and "rasgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasgo 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 #12,824 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.