Which to use
“rasto” and “rastro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- #15,663
- “rastro” frequency rank
- 54113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasto | rastro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista | veja rasto |
Where the eye mixes rasto and rastro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rasto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rastro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rasto vs rastro
A purely visual mix-up. rasto (/ˈRaʃ.tu/) and rastro ('ʁaʃ.tɾʊ) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rasto is recorded at frequency rank #38,450, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRaʃ.tu/. rastro is at rank #15,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced 'ʁaʃ.tɾʊ.
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 54113, this pair ranks #11,535 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasto vs rastro
Shared letters: aorst. Private to "rasto": -. Private to "rastro": -.
"rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rasto" and "rastro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rasto" vs "rastro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rastro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,535 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasto" and "rastro" 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 #11,535 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.