recapitular

/Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ/

//Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“recapitular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,489 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,489
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - repetir sumariamente; resumir; sintetizar

Corpus desk

Index PT-recapitular · recapitular · Portuguese

recapitular · rank #73,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,489
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH realístico

Nearest frequency peer: realístico (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “recapitular”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “recapitular” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for recapitular
PropertyValue
Headwordrecapitular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “recapitular” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.recapitularcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “realístico” (#73,488), “repatriar” (#73,506), “possesso” (#73,466). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recapitular” fica em #73,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recapitular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,489 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "repetir sumariamente; resumir; sintetizar".

recapitular has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is recapitular, spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    repetir sumariamente; resumir; sintetizar

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recapitular"?
"recapitular" is spelled R-E-C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "recapitular" mean?
As a verb, "recapitular" means: repetir sumariamente; resumir; sintetizar
How do you pronounce "recapitular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recapitular" is /Rɨ.kɐ.pi.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recapitular" come from?
"recapitular" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recapitular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list