Which to use
“recado” and “recanto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,673
- “recado” frequency rank
- #25,455
- “recanto” frequency rank
- 30128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recado | recanto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | participação ou aviso (verbal ou escrito, enviado por uma pessoa a outra) | canto oculto |
Letter map: recado vs recanto
Shared letters muted; letters that set recado and recanto apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. recado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against recanto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on recado vs recanto
recado and recanto 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 30128, 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/. recanto is at rank #25,455, tagged as anoun.
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 30128, this pair ranks #38,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recado vs recanto
Shared letters: aceor. Private to "recado": d. Private to "recanto": nt.
"recado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "recanto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recado" and "recanto" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recado" vs "recanto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "recado" and "recanto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "recado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recanto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recado" and "recanto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recanto vs relento". 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 #38,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.