recusar

/Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/

//Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“recusar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,253
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - não aceitar

Corpus desk

Index PT-recusar · recusar · Portuguese

recusar · rank #8,253 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,253
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH projeção

Nearest frequency peer: projeção (-5 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 “recusar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recusar” 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).

recusar vs regular
71% similar
recusar vs revisar
71% similar
recusar vs refutar
71% similar

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

Key facts for recusar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecusar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,253
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “recusar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).recusarcai 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 “projeção” (#8,248), “prever” (#8,247), “ruído” (#8,260). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recusar” fica em #8,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around recusar (IPA /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,253 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 recusar, with forms such as "ercusar", "rceusar", and "reccusar". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "regular", "revisar", "refutar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 recusar, spelled R-E-C-U-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    não aceitar
  2. 2
    rejeitar
  3. 3
    não conceder

This word in other languages

refuse(English)verweigern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercusar
  • rceusar
  • reccusar
  • recsuar
  • recuasr
  • recusarr
  • recusra
  • recussar
  • reucsar
  • rrecusar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recusar - 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.

ercusar2rceusar2reccusar1recsuar2recuasr2recusarr1recusra2recussar1
Edit distance from "recusar"

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 "recusar"?
"recusar" is spelled R-E-C-U-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/.
What does "recusar" mean?
As a verb, "recusar" means: não aceitar
What words are commonly confused with "recusar"?
"recusar" is commonly confused with "regular", "revisar", "refutar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "recusar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recusar" is /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recusar" come from?
"recusar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mineral#8,226bagagem#8,293cartola#8,303correia#8,313

Similar misspelling depth

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

projeção10 variantsmaldição10 variantsentorno10 variantseficácia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list