Which to use
“resto” and “rosto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #974
- “resto” frequency rank
- #1,199
- “rosto” frequency rank
- 2173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resto | rosto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o que fica ou sobra | face, cara |
Letter map: resto vs rosto
Shared letters muted; letters that set resto and rosto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: resto and rosto
resto and rosto 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 a single letter - e in “resto” becomes o in “rosto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resto is recorded at frequency rank #974, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɛʃ.tu/. rosto is at rank #1,199, 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 2173, this pair ranks #73,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resto vs rosto
Shared letters: orst. Private to "resto": e. Private to "rosto": -.
"resto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resto" and "rosto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "resto" vs "rosto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "resto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rosto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resto" and "rosto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rossio vs rosto". 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 #73,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.