Which to use
“raso” is an adjective and “riso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,454
- “raso” frequency rank
- #10,434
- “riso” frequency rank
- 35888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raso | riso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não profundo | ato ou efeito de rir; demonstração clara e geralmente espontânea de alegria |
Where the eye mixes raso and riso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: raso vs riso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: raso is /ˈRa.zu/ while riso is /ˈRi.zu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “raso” becomes i in “riso”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35888, 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/. riso is at rank #10,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRi.zu/.
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 35888, this pair ranks #31,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raso vs riso
Shared letters: ors. Private to "raso": a. Private to "riso": i.
"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "riso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raso" for "riso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raso" or "riso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raso" and "riso" 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 "riso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raso" and "riso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs raso". 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 #31,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.