Which to use
“recear” and “rezar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,052
- “recear” frequency rank
- #7,464
- “rezar” frequency rank
- 52516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recear | rezar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | temer | apresentar um pedido ou agradecimento (por graça alcançada) a Deus ou a um objeto de devoção |
Where the eye mixes recear and rezar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recear with rezar
A purely visual mix-up. recear (/Rɨ.ˈsjaɾ/) and rezar (/Rɨ.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 52516, 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/. rezar is at rank #7,464, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.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 52516, this pair ranks #12,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recear vs rezar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "recear": c. Private to "rezar": z.
"recear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "rezar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recear" and "rezar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recear" or "rezar" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "rezar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recear" and "rezar" 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 #12,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.