recato
The verdict
“recato” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade ou característica de quem é reservado; discrição ou pudor
Corpus desk
Index PT-recato · recato · Portuguese
recato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “recato” em português
Rare enough to double-check
recato is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
recato doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is recato, spelled R-E-C-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1qualidade ou característica de quem é reservado; discrição ou pudor
- 2comportamento ou atitude de modéstia e reserva diante de outras pessoas
- 3recolhimento ou reserva no modo de se vestir ou se portar, segundo determinados preceitos
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how recato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ela agia com muito recato em situações formais
O recato dele era notado em todas as conversas
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.