Which to use
“risco” and “rosto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,084
- “risco” frequency rank
- #1,199
- “rosto” frequency rank
- 2283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risco | rosto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | delineamento; modelo; plano; planta; sulco; traçado; traço | face, cara |
Letter map: risco vs rosto
Shared letters muted; letters that set risco and rosto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: risco and rosto
risco 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risco is recorded at frequency rank #1,084, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈRiʃ.ku/. 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 2283, this pair ranks #73,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risco vs rosto
Shared letters: ors. Private to "risco": ci. Private to "rosto": t.
"risco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "rosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "risco" and "rosto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "risco" vs "rosto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "risco" and "rosto".
- Full dictionary entry for "risco" 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 #73,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risco" 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 #73,144 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.