recear vs recusar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#45,052
“recear” frequency rank: #8,253
“recusar” frequency rank: 53305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	recear	recusar
Definition	temer	não aceitar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recear and recusar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

recear

7 ch

recusar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and recusar (/Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/) 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 53305, 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/. recusar is at rank #8,253, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/.

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 53305, this pair ranks #12,131 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recear vs recusar

Shared letters: acer. Private to "recear": -. Private to "recusar": su.

"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "recusar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

recear ← ercear · rceear · recaer · reccear · recearr · recera · reecar · rrecear
recusar ← ercusar · rceusar · reccusar · recsuar · recuasr · recusarr · recusra · recussar

Frequency comparison

recear#45,052

recusar#8,253

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recear" and "recusar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "recear" or "recusar"?

"recusar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,253 in our Portuguese list, against #45,052 for "recear". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recear vs recusar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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