recaídavsrecargaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recaída” and “recarga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,345
“recaída” frequency rank
#27,999
“recarga” frequency rank
56344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recaída recarga
Definition ato ou efeito de recair nova carga

Letter map: recaída vs recarga

Shared letters muted; letters that set recaída and recarga apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. recaída (CVCVVCV) and recarga (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
recaída
7 ch
recarga

Spelling & dictionary notes on recaída vs recarga

recaída and recarga 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56344, 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/. recarga is at rank #27,999, 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 56344, this pair ranks #10,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recaída vs recarga

Shared letters: acer. Private to "recaída": dí. Private to "recarga": g.

"recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "recarga" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recarga ← ercarga · rcearga · reacrga · recagra · recarag · recargga · recarrga · reccarga

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recaída" and "recarga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "recaída" vs "recarga" - which ranks higher?
"recarga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,999 in our Portuguese list, against #28,345 for "recaída". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "recaída" and "recarga". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recaída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "recarga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,034 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recaída" and "recarga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recaída vs recair". 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 #10,034 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