recurso

\xe.'kur.su\

/\xe.'kur.su\/ noun

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The verdict

“recurso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,435. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meios viáveis de se conseguir alcançar um dado objetivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-recurso · recurso · Portuguese

recurso · rank #3,435 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,435
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH roteiro

Nearest frequency peer: roteiro (+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 “recurso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recurso” 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).

recurso vs reverso
71% similar
recurso vs recesso
71% similar
recurso vs receoso
71% similar

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

Key facts for recurso
PropertyValue
Headwordrecurso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA\xe.'kur.su\
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,435
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “recurso”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “roteiro” (#3,436), “ramo” (#3,433), “preocupar” (#3,432). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recurso” fica em #3,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around recurso (IPA \xe.'kur.su\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,435 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for recurso, with forms such as "ercurso", "rceurso", and "reccurso". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reverso", "recesso", "receoso", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is recurso, spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    meios viáveis de se conseguir alcançar um dado objetivo
  2. 2
    meio de se apresentar uma justificativa ou pedir revisão de uma determinação superior
  3. 3
    riquezas, dinheiro, crédito

This word in other languages

resource(English)recurso(Español)ressource(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercurso
  • rceurso
  • reccurso
  • recruso
  • recuros
  • recurrso
  • recursso
  • recusro
  • reucrso
  • rrecurso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recurso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ercurso2rceurso2reccurso1recruso2recuros2recurrso1recursso1recusro2
Edit distance from "recurso"

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 "recurso"?
"recurso" is spelled R-E-C-U-R-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is \xe.'kur.su\.
What does "recurso" mean?
As a noun, "recurso" means: meios viáveis de se conseguir alcançar um dado objetivo
What words are commonly confused with "recurso"?
"recurso" is commonly confused with "reverso", "recesso", "receoso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recurso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recurso" is \xe.'kur.su\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recurso" come from?
"recurso" 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 "recurso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

roteiro#3,436superar#3,438torcida#3,440iniciar#3,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

guardar10 variantsgravação10 variantsfazemos10 variantsespelho10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list