Which to use
“rasto” is a noun and “reto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,450
- “rasto” frequency rank
- #10,954
- “reto” frequency rank
- 49404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rasto | reto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vestígio da passagem de alguém ou de algum animal; indício, pegada, pista | que não tem curvatura, sinuosidade ou inflexão; que segue sempre a mesma direção; direito, direto |
Letter map: rasto vs reto
Shared letters muted; letters that set rasto and reto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. rasto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against reto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - rasto and reto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rasto is anoun and retoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49404, 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/. reto is at rank #10,954, tagged as anadj.
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 49404, this pair ranks #15,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rasto vs reto
Shared letters: ort. Private to "rasto": as. Private to "reto": e.
"rasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "reto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rasto" for "reto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rasto" or "reto"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rasto" and "reto".
- Full dictionary entry for "rasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rasto" and "reto" 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 #15,601 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.