Which to use
“raso” is an adjective and “rosto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,454
- “raso” frequency rank
- #1,199
- “rosto” frequency rank
- 26653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raso | rosto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não profundo | face, cara |
Letter map: raso vs rosto
Shared letters muted; letters that set raso and rosto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - raso and rosto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: raso is anadjective and rostoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26653, 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/. rosto is at rank #1,199, tagged as anoun.
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 26653, this pair ranks #42,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raso vs rosto
Shared letters: ors. Private to "raso": a. Private to "rosto": t.
"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raso" and "rosto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raso" vs "rosto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "raso" and "rosto".
- Full dictionary entry for "raso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raso" and "rosto" 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 #42,457 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.