Which to use
“recear” and “recitar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #36,193
- “recitar” frequency rank
- 81245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | recitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | dizer em voz alta e clara, lendo ou não |
Where the eye mixes recear and recitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recear runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against recitar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recear with recitar
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and recitar (/Rɨ.si.ˈtaɾ/) 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 81245, 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/. recitar is at rank #36,193, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.si.ˈtaɾ/.
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 81245, this pair ranks #1,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs recitar
Shared letters: acer. Private to "recear": -. Private to "recitar": it.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "recitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recear" and "recitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recear" vs "recitar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recear" and "recitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recear vs renegar". 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 #1,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.