Which to use
“rosto” is a noun and “roxo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,199
- “rosto” frequency rank
- #8,106
- “roxo” frequency rank
- 9305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rosto | roxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | face, cara | que tem uma cor que resulta da junção do encarnado com o azul |
Letter map: rosto vs roxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set rosto and roxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - rosto and roxo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rosto is anoun and roxoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rosto is recorded at frequency rank #1,199, classified as anoun. roxo is at rank #8,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈRo.ʃu/.
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 9305, this pair ranks #64,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rosto vs roxo
Shared letters: or. Private to "rosto": st. Private to "roxo": x.
"rosto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "roxo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rosto" and "roxo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rosto" or "roxo"?
After this comparison
Pair "rosto" vs "roxo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rosto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rosto" and "roxo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "robe vs roxo". 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 #64,166 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.