# receio vs recesso

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### recesso
*noun · IPA /Rɨ.ˈsɛ.su/ · frequency rank #21,861*
local distante e isolado

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