reco

/ˈrɛ.kʊ/

//ˈrɛ.kʊ// noun

The verdict

“reco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,300 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,300
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leitão, porco novo

Corpus desk

Index PT-reco · reco · Portuguese

reco · rank #51,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,300
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH quinquagésimo

Nearest frequency peer: quinquagésimo (-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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “reco”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “reco” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reco
PropertyValue
Headwordreco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈrɛ.kʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “reco” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).recocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quinquagésimo” (#51,294), “quantitativo” (#51,290), “póstumo” (#51,288). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “reco” fica em #51,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,300 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈrɛ.kʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for reco in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 reco, spelled R-E-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    leitão, porco novo
  2. 2
    qualquer porco

Synonyms

bacoriñobácorocorricholeitónranchorelorelloroxelozacote

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 "reco"?
"reco" is spelled R-E-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈrɛ.kʊ/.
What does "reco" mean?
As a noun, "reco" means: leitão, porco novo
How do you pronounce "reco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reco" is /ˈrɛ.kʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reco" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list