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.
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": dí. Private to "recair": i.
"recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recair" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- recair ← ercair · rceair · reacir · recairr · recari · reccair · reciar · rrecair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recaída" and "recair" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recaída" vs "recair" - which ranks higher?
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.