Which to use
“rasgo” and “risco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,752
- “rasgo” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “risco” frequency rank
- 36836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasgo | risco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seccionamento parcial ou total da superfície de um corpo ou objeto; interrupção abrupta na continuidade daquela superfície | delineamento; modelo; plano; planta; sulco; traçado; traço |
Where the eye mixes rasgo and risco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rasgo vs risco
A purely visual mix-up. rasgo (/ˈRaʒ.ɡu/) and risco (/ˈRiʃ.ku/) 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 36836, 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/. risco is at rank #1,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRiʃ.ku/.
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 36836, this pair ranks #29,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rasgo vs risco
Shared letters: ors. Private to "rasgo": ag. Private to "risco": ci.
"rasgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasgo" and "risco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasgo" vs "risco" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasgo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasgo" and "risco" 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 #29,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.