recinto

/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/

//Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu// noun

The verdict

“recinto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #14,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,014
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola

Corpus desk

Index PT-recinto · recinto · Portuguese

recinto · rank #14,014 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,014
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH quaresma

Nearest frequency peer: quaresma (-4 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 “recinto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recinto” 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).

recinto vs reino
71% similar
recinto vs registo
71% similar
recinto vs relento
71% similar

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

Key facts for recinto
PropertyValue
Headwordrecinto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,014
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “recinto”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).recintocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “quaresma” (#14,010), “renome” (#14,018), “pólvora” (#14,009). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recinto” fica em #14,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around recinto (IPA /Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,014 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for recinto, with forms such as "ercinto", "rceinto", and "reccinto". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "reino", "registo", "relento", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is recinto, spelled R-E-C-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola
  2. 2
    qualquer área fechada

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how recinto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Segundo a Secretaria de Coordenação das Subprefeituras, como se tratam de propriedades privadas, os donos continuam responsáveis pela limpeza do recinto.
  2. Também não se pode falar que as urnas tiveram o poder de anistiar todas as bandalheiras praticadas no nobre recinto do parlamento federal brasileiro.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercinto
  • rceinto
  • reccinto
  • recinnto
  • recinot
  • recintto
  • recitno
  • recnito
  • reicnto
  • rrecinto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recinto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ercinto2rceinto2reccinto1recinnto1recinot2recintto1recitno2recnito2
Edit distance from "recinto"

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 "recinto"?
"recinto" is spelled R-E-C-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/.
What does "recinto" mean?
As a noun, "recinto" means: área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola
What words are commonly confused with "recinto"?
"recinto" is commonly confused with "reino", "registo", "relento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recinto" is /Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recinto" come from?
"recinto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "recinto", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list