Which to use
“recado” is a noun and “recair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,673
- “recado” frequency rank
- #41,688
- “recair” frequency rank
- 46361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recado | recair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | participação ou aviso (verbal ou escrito, enviado por uma pessoa a outra) | cair novamente; cair muitas vezes |
Letter map: recado vs recair
Shared letters muted; letters that set recado and recair apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: recado vs recair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recado is anoun and recairaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recado is recorded at frequency rank #4,673, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈka.du/. recair is at rank #41,688, tagged as averb.
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 46361, this pair ranks #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recado vs recair
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recado": do. Private to "recair": i.
"recado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recair" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recado" and "recair" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recado" or "recair" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recado" and "recair".
- Full dictionary entry for "recado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recado" and "recair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recair vs recear". 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 #18,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.