Which to use
“rasto” and “rata” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- #25,790
- “rata” frequency rank
- 64240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasto | rata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista | fêmea do rato; ratazana |
Letter map: rasto vs rata
Shared letters muted; letters that set rasto and rata apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. rasto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against rata's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - rasto / rata
rasto and rata are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64240, 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/. rata is at rank #25,790, 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 64240, this pair ranks #5,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasto vs rata
Shared letters: art. Private to "rasto": os. Private to "rata": -.
"rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "rasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasto" and "rata" 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 #5,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.