Which to use
“recesso” and “remessa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,861
- “recesso” frequency rank
- #25,125
- “remessa” frequency rank
- 46986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recesso | remessa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | local distante e isolado | ato de remeter |
Where the eye mixes recesso and remessa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recesso and remessa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses recesso with remessa
A purely visual mix-up. recesso (/Rɨ.ˈsɛ.su/) and remessa (/Rɨ.ˈmɛ.sɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recesso is recorded at frequency rank #21,861, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsɛ.su/. remessa is at rank #25,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈmɛ.sɐ/.
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 46986, this pair ranks #18,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recesso vs remessa
Shared letters: ers. Private to "recesso": co. Private to "remessa": am.
"recesso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "remessa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recesso" and "remessa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recesso" or "remessa" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recesso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remessa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recesso" and "remessa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receoso vs recesso". 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 #18,306 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.