# receio vs recent

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### receio
*noun · IPA /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.u/ · frequency rank #6,578*
medo

### recent
*adjective · IPA rē'sənt, IPA: /ˈɹiːsənt/, X-SAMPA:/"r\i:s@nt/ · frequency rank #32,339*
recente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/receio-vs-recent