Which to use
“receio” and “rodeio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,578
- “receio” frequency rank
- #16,866
- “rodeio” frequency rank
- 23444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receio | rodeio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medo | ato ou efeito de rodear alguém ou alguma coisa |
Letter map: receio vs rodeio
Shared letters muted; letters that set receio and rodeio apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. receio and rodeio follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: receio and rodeio
receio and rodeio 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receio is recorded at frequency rank #6,578, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.u/. rodeio is at rank #16,866, 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 23444, this pair ranks #46,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receio vs rodeio
Shared letters: eior. Private to "receio": c. Private to "rodeio": d.
"receio" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "rodeio" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "receio" and "rodeio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "receio" vs "rodeio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "receio" vs "rodeio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "receio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rodeio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receio" and "rodeio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rodeio vs rossio". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.