Which to use
“raso” and “roxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,454
- “raso” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 33560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raso | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não profundo | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Where the eye mixes raso and roxo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses raso with roxo
A purely visual mix-up. raso (/ˈRa.zu/) and roxo (/ˈRo.ʃu/) 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 33560, 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/. roxo is at rank #8,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRo.ʃu/.
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 33560, this pair ranks #33,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of raso vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "raso": as. Private to "roxo": x.
"raso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "raso" and "roxo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "raso" vs "roxo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raso" and "roxo" 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 #33,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.