Which to use
“receção” and “redução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,068
- “receção” frequency rank
- #2,394
- “redução” frequency rank
- 39462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receção | redução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vide recepção | ato ou efeito de reduzir |
Where the eye mixes receção and redução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. receção and redução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between receção and redução
A purely visual mix-up. receção (/ʀəsɛˈsɐ̃w̃/) and redução (/Rɨ.du.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 39462, 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/. redução is at rank #2,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.du.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 39462, this pair ranks #26,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receção vs redução
Shared letters: eorãç. Private to "receção": c. Private to "redução": du.
"receção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "redução" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "receção" for "redução" ever safe?
Frequency check: "receção" vs "redução" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "receção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receção" and "redução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receção vs receoso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.