Which to use
“recear” and “renegar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #49,673
- “renegar” frequency rank
- 94725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | renegar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | abandonar uma religião para seguir outra; descrer |
Where the eye mixes recear and renegar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recear vs renegar
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and renegar (/Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 94725, 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/. renegar is at rank #49,673, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.nɨ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 94725, this pair ranks #87 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs renegar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recear": c. Private to "renegar": gn.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "renegar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recear" for "renegar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "recear" or "renegar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renegar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recear" and "renegar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs recear". 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 #87 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.