Which to use
“recaída” and “receita” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,345
- “recaída” frequency rank
- #3,283
- “receita” frequency rank
- 31628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recaída | receita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de recair | fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição |
Where the eye mixes recaída and receita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recaída and receita follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recaída with receita
A purely visual mix-up. recaída (/Rɨ.kɐ.ˈi.dɐ/) and receita (/Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31628, 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/. receita is at rank #3,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/.
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 31628, this pair ranks #36,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recaída vs receita
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recaída": dí. Private to "receita": it.
"recaída" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "receita" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- receita ← erceita · rceeita · recceita · receiat · receitta · recetia · recieta · reecita
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recaída" and "receita" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recaída" vs "receita" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recaída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "receita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recaída" and "receita" 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 #36,397 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.