Which to use
“riscar” is a verb and “risco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,330
- “riscar” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “risco” frequency rank
- 36414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | riscar | risco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer traços ou riscos em | delineamento; modelo; plano; planta; sulco; traçado; traço |
Where the eye mixes riscar and risco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between riscar and risco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: riscar is /Riʃ.ˈkaɾ/ while risco is /ˈRiʃ.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
riscar is recorded at frequency rank #35,330, classified as averb, pronounced /Riʃ.ˈkaɾ/. 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 36414, this pair ranks #30,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of riscar vs risco
Shared letters: cirs. Private to "riscar": a. Private to "risco": o.
"riscar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "riscar" and "risco" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "riscar" or "risco" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "riscar" and "risco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "riscar" 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 #30,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "riscar" and "risco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rimar vs riscar". 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 #30,404 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.