recompensa

/Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/

//Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ// noun

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The verdict

“recompensa” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #7,331. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,331
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato

Corpus desk

Index PT-recompensa · recompensa · Portuguese

recompensa · rank #7,331 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,331
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH recorrer

Nearest frequency peer: recorrer (+1 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 “recompensa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recompensa” 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).

recompensa vs recompensar
91% similar
recompensa vs recompensado
83% similar

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

Key facts for recompensa
PropertyValue
Headwordrecompensa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,331
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “recompensa”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.recompensacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “recorrer” (#7,332), “quebrado” (#7,328), “sexto” (#7,338). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recompensa” fica em #7,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around recompensa (IPA /Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,331 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for recompensa, with forms such as "ercompensa", "rceompensa", and "reccompensa". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "recompensar", "recompensado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is recompensa, spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato
  2. 2
    indenização

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Se começarem já, os países em desenvolvimento pleiteiam uma recompensa no futuro.

This word in other languages

reward(English)recompensa(Español)récompense(Français)Belohnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercompensa
  • rceompensa
  • reccompensa
  • recmopensa
  • recomepnsa
  • recommpensa
  • recompenas
  • recompennsa
  • recompenssa
  • recompesna
  • recompnesa
  • recomppensa
  • recopmensa
  • reocmpensa
  • rrecompensa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercompensa2rceompensa2reccompensa1recmopensa2recomepnsa2recommpensa1recompenas2recompennsa1
Edit distance from "recompensa"

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 "recompensa"?
"recompensa" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/.
What does "recompensa" mean?
As a noun, "recompensa" means: prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato
What words are commonly confused with "recompensa"?
"recompensa" is commonly confused with "recompensar", "recompensado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recompensa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recompensa" is /Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recompensa" come from?
"recompensa" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voluntário#7,354legalmente#7,305corporação#7,265estimativa#7,398

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

livremente15 variantssignificar15 variantsinsegurança15 variantslamentável15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list