Which to use
“raspa” and “rosca” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,189
- “raspa” frequency rank
- #29,898
- “rosca” frequency rank
- 66087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raspa | rosca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte que é retirada de uma superfície que se raspa; apara, lasca | coisa redonda e roliça que, ao fechar-se, forma um círculo ou um oval, deixando no meio um espaço vazio |
Where the eye mixes raspa and rosca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. raspa and rosca follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: raspa vs rosca
A purely visual mix-up. raspa (/ˈRaʃ.pɐ/) and rosca (/ˈRoʃ.kɐ/) 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 66087, 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/. rosca is at rank #29,898, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRoʃ.kɐ/.
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 66087, this pair ranks #5,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of raspa vs rosca
Shared letters: ars. Private to "raspa": p. Private to "rosca": co.
"raspa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rosca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raspa" for "rosca" ever safe?
Which is more common, "raspa" or "rosca"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "raspa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raspa" and "rosca" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs raspa". 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 #5,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.