Which to use
“raspa” and “rasto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,189
- “raspa” frequency rank
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- 74639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raspa | rasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte que é retirada de uma superfície que se raspa; apara, lasca | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista |
Where the eye mixes raspa and rasto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raspa and rasto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses raspa with rasto
A purely visual mix-up. raspa (/ˈRaʃ.pɐ/) and rasto (/ˈRaʃ.tu/) 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 74639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raspa is recorded at frequency rank #36,189, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.pɐ/. rasto is at rank #38,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.tu/.
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 74639, this pair ranks #2,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raspa vs rasto
Shared letters: ars. Private to "raspa": p. Private to "rasto": ot.
"raspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "raspa" and "rasto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "raspa" vs "rasto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raspa" and "rasto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raspa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raspa" and "rasto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasto vs ratio". 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 #2,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.