Which to use
“receção” and “redação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,068
- “receção” frequency rank
- #4,514
- “redação” frequency rank
- 41582
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receção | redação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide recepção | ato ou efeito de redigir |
Where the eye mixes receção and redação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. receção and redação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses receção with redação
A purely visual mix-up. receção (/ʀəsɛˈsɐ̃w̃/) and redação (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 41582, 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/. redação is at rank #4,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 41582, this pair ranks #24,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receção vs redação
Shared letters: eorãç. Private to "receção": c. Private to "redação": ad.
"receção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "redação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "receção" and "redação" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "receção" vs "redação" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "receção" and "redação" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "receção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receção" and "redação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receção vs receoso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.