receita

/Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/

//Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ// noun

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The verdict

“receita” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,283. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,283
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição

Corpus desk

Index PT-receita · receita · Portuguese

receita · rank #3,283 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,283
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH red

Nearest frequency peer: red (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “receita”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “receita” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

receita vs recent
71% similar
receita vs recente
71% similar
receita vs recruta
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for receita
PropertyValue
Headwordreceita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,283
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “receita”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.receitacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “red” (#3,284), “regular” (#3,285), “resgate” (#3,286). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “receita” fica em #3,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around receita (IPA /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,283 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for receita, with forms such as "erceita", "rceeita", and "recceita". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "recent", "recente", "recruta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is receita, spelled R-E-C-E-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição
  2. 2
    rendimento de um estado, duma corporação, de uma empresa, etc.
  3. 3
    quantia recebida
  4. 4
    prescrição de medicamentos que um paciente deve tomar
  5. 5
    indicação; conselho; remédio; castigo

Antonyms

despesa

This word in other languages

recipe(English)receta(Español)recette(Français)Rezept(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erceita
  • rceeita
  • recceita
  • receiat
  • receitta
  • recetia
  • recieta
  • reecita
  • rreceita

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of receita - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erceita2rceeita2recceita1receiat2receitta1recetia2recieta2reecita2
Edit distance from "receita"

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 "receita"?
"receita" is spelled R-E-C-E-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/.
What does "receita" mean?
As a noun, "receita" means: fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição
What words are commonly confused with "receita"?
"receita" is commonly confused with "recent", "recente", "recruta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "receita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "receita" is /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "receita" come from?
"receita" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regular#3,285resgate#3,286seguido#3,289urgente#3,295

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

loucura9 variantsestúdio9 variantsvirgem9 variantssombra9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list