Which to use
“recear” and “receber” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #921
- “receber” frequency rank
- 45973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | receber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | passar a estar em poder de (um objeto qualquer) |
Where the eye mixes recear and receber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and receber (/Rɨ.sɨ.ˈbeɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recear is recorded at frequency rank #45,052, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/. receber is at rank #921, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.sɨ.ˈbeɾ/.
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 45973, this pair ranks #19,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs receber
Shared letters: cer. Private to "recear": a. Private to "receber": b.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "receber" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC