Which to use
“rate” and “rota” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,321
- “rate” frequency rank
- #3,167
- “rota” frequency rank
- 33488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rate | rota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | taxa | itinerário que se percorre para ir de um lugar para outro; caminho; direção; rumo |
Where the eye mixes rate and rota
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses rate with rota
A purely visual mix-up. rate (/ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/) and rota (/ˈRɔ.tɐ/) 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 33488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rate is recorded at frequency rank #30,321, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪt/, SAMPA: /r\eIt/. rota is at rank #3,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɔ.tɐ/.
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 33488, this pair ranks #34,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rate vs rota
Shared letters: art. Private to "rate": e. Private to "rota": o.
"rate" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rate" and "rota" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rate" vs "rota" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rate" and "rota" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rate" and "rota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rate". 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 #34,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.