Which to use
“receita” and “recital” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,283
- “receita” frequency rank
- #29,885
- “recital” frequency rank
- 33168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receita | recital |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição | apresentação artística (geralmente musical) por um solista |
Letter map: receita vs recital
Shared letters muted; letters that set receita and recital apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. receita (CVCVVCV) and recital (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - receita / recital
receita and recital 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
receita is recorded at frequency rank #3,283, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/. recital is at rank #29,885, 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 33168, this pair ranks #34,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receita vs recital
Shared letters: aceirt. Private to "receita": -. Private to "recital": l.
"receita" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "recital" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "receita" for "recital" ever safe?
Frequency check: "receita" vs "recital" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "receita" and "recital".
- Full dictionary entry for "receita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recital" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receita" and "recital" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recital vs recitar". 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 #34,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.