recompensado

adj

The verdict

“recompensado” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,799 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,799
frequency rank, Portuguese
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que recebeu recompensa

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

recompensado vs recompensar
83% similar
recompensado vs recompensa
83% similar
recompensado vs recomendado
83% similar

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

Key facts for recompensado
PropertyValue
Headwordrecompensado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,799
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recompensado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recompensado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for recompensado is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #23,799 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que recebeu recompensa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for recompensado, with forms such as "ercompensado", "rceompensado", and "reccompensado". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "recompensar", "recompensa", "recomendado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is recompensado, spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que recebeu recompensa

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ercompensado,rceompensado,reccompensado,recmopensado,recomepnsado,recommpensado,recompenasdo,recompennsado,recompensaddo,recompensaod,recompensdao,recompenssado,recompesnado,recompnesado,recomppensado,recopmensado,reocmpensado,rrecompensado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercompensado2rceompensado2reccompensado1recmopensado2recomepnsado2recommpensado1recompenasdo2recompennsado1
Edit distance from "recompensado"

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 "recompensado"?
"recompensado" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-D-O.
What does "recompensado" mean?
As an adjective, "recompensado" means: que recebeu recompensa
What words are commonly confused with "recompensado"?
"recompensado" is commonly confused with "recompensar", "recompensa", "recomendado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "recompensado" come from?
"recompensado" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “recompensado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-C-O-M-P-E-N-S-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “recompensar” - see the side-by-side comparison. recompensado vs recompensar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list