Which to use
“raso” is an adjective and “raspa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,454
- “raso” frequency rank
- #36,189
- “raspa” frequency rank
- 61643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raso | raspa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não profundo | a parte que é retirada de uma superfície que se raspa; apara, lasca |
Where the eye mixes raso and raspa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raso runs 4 letters (CVCV) against raspa's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between raso and raspa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raso is /ˈRa.zu/ while raspa is /ˈRaʃ.pɐ/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raso is recorded at frequency rank #25,454, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈRa.zu/. raspa is at rank #36,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.pɐ/.
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 61643, this pair ranks #7,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raso vs raspa
Shared letters: ars. Private to "raso": o. Private to "raspa": p.
"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "raspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raso" for "raspa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raso" or "raspa"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raso" and "raspa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "raspa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raso" and "raspa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs raspa". 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 #7,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.