Which to use
“recear” and “reinar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #23,110
- “reinar” frequency rank
- 68162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | reinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | governar um país como rei |
Where the eye mixes recear and reinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recear (CVCVVC) and reinar (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between recear and reinar
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and reinar (/Rɐj.ˈnaɾ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68162, 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/. reinar is at rank #23,110, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɐj.ˈnaɾ/.
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 68162, this pair ranks #4,379 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs reinar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recear": c. Private to "reinar": in.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "reinar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recear" and "reinar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recear" or "reinar" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "reinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,379 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recear" and "reinar" 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 #4,379 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.