Which to use
“receita” is a noun and “rejeitar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,283
- “receita” frequency rank
- #13,379
- “rejeitar” frequency rank
- 16662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | receita | rejeitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fórmula para a preparação de produtos culinários ou industriais; prescrição | não aceitar |
Where the eye mixes receita and rejeitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. receita runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against rejeitar's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: receita vs rejeitar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: receita is /Rɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/ while rejeitar is /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16662, 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/. rejeitar is at rank #13,379, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/.
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 16662, this pair ranks #54,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of receita vs rejeitar
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "receita": c. Private to "rejeitar": j.
"receita" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "rejeitar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "receita" for "rejeitar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "receita" vs "rejeitar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "receita" and "rejeitar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "receita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rejeitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "receita" and "rejeitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebentar vs rejeitar". 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 #54,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.