Which to use
“restrito” is an adjective and “retrato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,263
- “restrito” frequency rank
- #4,178
- “retrato” frequency rank
- 14441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restrito | retrato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | restringido, cerceado, reduzido | imagem (de pessoa) pintada, desenhada ou fotografada |
Letter map: restrito vs retrato
Shared letters muted; letters that set restrito and retrato apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. restrito runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against retrato's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - restrito and retrato
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: restrito is anadjective and retratoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restrito is recorded at frequency rank #10,263, classified as anadj. retrato is at rank #4,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʀe'tɾatʊ/.
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 14441, this pair ranks #57,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of restrito vs retrato
Shared letters: eort. Private to "restrito": is. Private to "retrato": a.
"restrito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "retrato" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "restrito" and "retrato" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "restrito" vs "retrato" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "restrito" vs "retrato" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "restrito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restrito" and "retrato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrato vs retro". 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 #57,629 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.