Which to use
“rácio” and “receio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,370
- “rácio” frequency rank
- #6,578
- “receio” frequency rank
- 45948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rácio | receio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relação | medo |
Letter map: rácio vs receio
Shared letters muted; letters that set rácio and receio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. rácio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against receio's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on rácio vs receio
rácio and receio are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rácio is recorded at frequency rank #39,370, classified as anoun. receio is at rank #6,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.u/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 45948, this pair ranks #19,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rácio vs receio
Shared letters: cior. Private to "rácio": á. Private to "receio": e.
"rácio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "receio" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- receio ← erceio · rceeio · recceio · receoi · recieo · reecio · rreceio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rácio" for "receio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rácio" vs "receio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "rácio" vs "receio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "rácio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "receio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rácio" and "receio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs rácio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #19,436 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.