Which to use
“rasgar” and “raspar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,594
- “rasgar” frequency rank
- #24,133
- “raspar” frequency rank
- 40727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasgar | raspar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer rasgões em | desbastar uma superfície |
Where the eye mixes rasgar and raspar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rasgar and raspar
A purely visual mix-up. rasgar (/Rɐʒ.ˈɡaɾ/) and raspar (/Rɐʃ.ˈpaɾ/) 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 a single letter - g in “rasgar” becomes p in “raspar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40727, 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/. raspar is at rank #24,133, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɐʃ.ˈpaɾ/.
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 40727, this pair ranks #25,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasgar vs raspar
Shared letters: ars. Private to "rasgar": g. Private to "raspar": p.
"rasgar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "raspar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasgar" for "raspar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rasgar" or "raspar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasgar" and "raspar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raspar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasgar" and "raspar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs raspar". 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 #25,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.