recitado
The verdict
“recitado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,462 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,462
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que foi recitado, lido ou declamado em voz alta
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recitado |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #89,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recitado” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
recitado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,462 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que foi recitado, lido ou declamado em voz alta".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for recitado, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is recitado, spelled R-E-C-I-T-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1que foi recitado, lido ou declamado em voz alta
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.
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Using “recitado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-I-T-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.