recaídavsrecairTell them apart

Quick tell: recaída is a noun, recair is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“recaída” is a noun and “recair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,345
“recaída” frequency rank
#41,688
“recair” frequency rank
70033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaída recair
Definition ato ou efeito de recair cair novamente; cair muitas vezes

Letter map: recaída vs recair

Shared letters muted; letters that set recaída and recair apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

7 ch
recaída
6 ch
recair

Role in the sentence - recaída and recair

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recaída is anoun and recairaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recaída is recorded at frequency rank #28,345, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.kɐ.ˈi.dɐ/. 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 70033, this pair ranks #3,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recaída vs recair

Shared letters: acer. Private to "recaída": . Private to "recair": i.

"recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "recair" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recairercair · rceair · reacir · recairr · recari · reccair · reciar · rrecair

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recaída" and "recair" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "recaída" is a noun and "recair" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "recaída" vs "recair" - which ranks higher?
"recaída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,345 in our Portuguese list, against #41,688 for "recair". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "recaída" and "recair".

  • Full dictionary entry for "recaída" 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 #3,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaída" 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 #3,757 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list