Which to use
“rasgo” and “resto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- #974
- “resto” frequency rank
- 36726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasgo | resto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície | o que fica ou sobra |
Where the eye mixes rasgo and resto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rasgo and resto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rasgo and resto
A purely visual mix-up. rasgo (/ˈRaʒ.ɡu/) and resto (/ˈRɛʃ.tu/) 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 36726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasgo is recorded at frequency rank #35,752, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʒ.ɡu/. resto is at rank #974, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛʃ.tu/.
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 36726, this pair ranks #30,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasgo vs resto
Shared letters: ors. Private to "rasgo": ag. Private to "resto": et.
"rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "resto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasgo" and "resto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasgo" vs "resto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rasgo" and "resto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasgo" and "resto" 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 #30,027 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.