Which to use
“risca” and “risco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,492
- “risca” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “risco” frequency rank
- 24576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risca | risco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | risco; traço; listra | delineamento; modelo; plano; planta; sulco; traçado; traço |
Where the eye mixes risca and risco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: risca vs risco
A purely visual mix-up. risca (/ˈRiʃ.kɐ/) and risco (/ˈRiʃ.ku/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “risca” becomes o in “risco”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risca is recorded at frequency rank #23,492, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRiʃ.kɐ/. risco is at rank #1,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRiʃ.ku/.
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 24576, this pair ranks #44,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of risca vs risco
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "risca": a. Private to "risco": o.
"risca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risca" and "risco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "risca" vs "risco" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "risca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "risco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risca" and "risco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasca vs risca". 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 #44,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.