Which to use
“receção” and “recepção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,068
- “receção” frequency rank
- #4,019
- “recepção” frequency rank
- 41087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receção | recepção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide recepção | receber (o ato, efeito de) |
Letter map: receção vs recepção
Shared letters muted; letters that set receção and recepção apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. receção runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against recepção's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - receção / recepção
receção and recepção are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receção is recorded at frequency rank #37,068, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʀəsɛˈsɐ̃w̃/. recepção is at rank #4,019, tagged as anoun.
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 41087, this pair ranks #24,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receção vs recepção
Shared letters: ceorãç. Private to "receção": -. Private to "recepção": p.
"receção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "recepção" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "receção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recepção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receção" and "recepção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receção vs receoso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,913 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.