Which to use
“raso” and “rose” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,454
- “raso” frequency rank
- #4,517
- “rose” frequency rank
- 29971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raso | rose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não profundo | rosa, rosado |
Where the eye mixes raso and rose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between raso and rose
A purely visual mix-up. raso (/ˈRa.zu/) and rose (/ʀoz/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 29971, 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/. rose is at rank #4,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʀoz/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
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 29971, this pair ranks #38,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raso vs rose
Shared letters: ors. Private to "raso": a. Private to "rose": e.
"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raso" for "rose" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raso" or "rose"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "raso" and "rose" 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 "rose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raso" and "rose" 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 #38,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.