receive

/ɹɪˈsiːv/

//ɹɪˈsiːv// verb

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The verdict

“receive” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #65,068 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#65,068
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - receber; obter

Key facts for receive
PropertyValue
Headwordreceive
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈsiːv/
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “receive” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). receive lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for receive is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈsiːv/. Corpus data places it at rank #65,068 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "receber; obter".

receive has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 receive, spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    receber; obter

Synonyms

gettake

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 "receive"?
"receive" is spelled R-E-C-E-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈsiːv/.
What does "receive" mean?
As a verb, "receive" means: receber; obter
How do you pronounce "receive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "receive" is /ɹɪˈsiːv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "receive" come from?
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Using “receive”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-E-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɹɪˈsiːv/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list