receber
/Rɨ.sɨ.ˈbeɾ/
The verdict
“receber” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #921. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #921
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 963
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - passar a estar em poder de (um objeto qualquer)
Corpus desk
Index PT-receber · receber · Portuguese
receber · rank #921 · 10 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-CORE #921
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 963
- PHOTO-FINISH liberdade
Nearest frequency peer: liberdade (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “receber”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- jogar
jogar
99,083 corpus weight
- liberdade
liberdade
99,082 corpus weight
- receber
receber
99,080 corpus weight
- sejam
sejam
99,078 corpus weight
- seleção
seleção
99,077 corpus weight
- superior
superior
99,076 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “receber” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | receber |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /Rɨ.sɨ.ˈbeɾ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “receber” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around receber (IPA /Rɨ.sɨ.ˈbeɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #921 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for receber, with forms such as "erceber", "rceeber", and "recbeer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "recear", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is receber, spelled R-E-C-E-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1passar a estar em poder de (um objeto qualquer)
- 2aceitar em pagamento
- 3admitir
- 4acolher
- 5ser possesso por um espírito
- 6ser acertado por
- 7ter direcionado a si (algo)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how receber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
O juiz da luta recebeu um chute.
APRENDER A VIVER COM A DOENÇA: NARRATIVAS (AUTO)BIOGRÁFICAS, VALORES PATRIMONIAIS E CIBERESPAÇO
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erceber
- rceeber
- recbeer
- recceber
- recebber
- receberr
- recebre
- receebr
- reecber
- rreceber
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receber - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "receber", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.