recheiovsrochedoConfusable pair

Which to use

“recheio” and “rochedo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,690
“recheio” frequency rank
#28,364
“rochedo” frequency rank
47054
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recheio rochedo
Definition aquilo que enche ou preenche algo penhasco

Where the eye mixes recheio and rochedo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recheio
7 ch
rochedo

Look-alike desk: recheio vs rochedo

A purely visual mix-up. recheio (/Rɨ.ˈʃɐj.u/) and rochedo (/Ru.ˈʃe.du/) 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 47054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recheio is recorded at frequency rank #18,690, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʃɐj.u/. rochedo is at rank #28,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Ru.ˈʃe.du/.

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 47054, this pair ranks #18,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recheio vs rochedo

Shared letters: cehor. Private to "recheio": i. Private to "rochedo": d.

"recheio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV  ·  "rochedo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recheioercheio · rceheio · reccheio · recehio · recheoi · rechheio · rechieo · rehceio
  • rochedoorchedo · rcohedo · rocchedo · rocehdo · rochdeo · rocheddo · rocheod · rochhedo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recheio" and "rochedo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈʃɐj.u/ versus /Ru.ˈʃe.du/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recheio" or "rochedo"?
"recheio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,690 in our Portuguese list, against #28,364 for "rochedo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recheio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rochedo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recheio" and "rochedo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rochedo vs rochoso". 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 #18,228 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list