receoso

/Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu/

//Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu// adj

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The verdict

“receoso” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #49,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,134
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado ou condição de quem tem receio

Corpus desk

Index PT-receoso · receoso · Portuguese

receoso · rank #49,134 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,134
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH relento

Nearest frequency peer: relento (+6 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 “receoso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “receoso” 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).

receoso vs recurso
71% similar
receoso vs recesso
86% similar
receoso vs reverso
71% similar

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

Key facts for receoso
PropertyValue
Headwordreceoso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,134
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “receoso”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).receosocai 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 “relento” (#49,140), “rabi” (#49,126), “removível” (#49,143). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “receoso” fica em #49,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around receoso (IPA /Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,134 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for receoso, with forms such as "erceoso", "rceeoso", and "recceoso". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "recurso", "recesso", "reverso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is receoso, spelled R-E-C-E-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado ou condição de quem tem receio
  2. 2
    medroso, pávido
  3. 3
    tímido, acanhado

Synonyms

timorato

Antonyms

briosocorajosoimpávidovalente

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erceoso
  • rceeoso
  • recceoso
  • receoos
  • receosso
  • recesoo
  • recoeso
  • reecoso
  • rreceoso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erceoso2rceeoso2recceoso1receoos2receosso1recesoo2recoeso2reecoso2
Edit distance from "receoso"

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 "receoso"?
"receoso" is spelled R-E-C-E-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu/.
What does "receoso" mean?
As an adjective, "receoso" means: estado ou condição de quem tem receio
What words are commonly confused with "receoso"?
"receoso" is commonly confused with "recurso", "recesso", "reverso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "receoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "receoso" is /Rɨ.ˈsjo.zu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "receoso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

relento#49,140quintos#49,124nivelar#49,057mirtilo#49,044

Similar misspelling depth

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

pernil9 variantsadiposo9 variantsinflar9 variantsinchar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list