Which to use
“recibo” and “reino” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,829
- “recibo” frequency rank
- #1,323
- “reino” frequency rank
- 21152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibo | reino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | declaração escrita de se ter recebido algo; quitação | estado que tem por soberano um rei ou uma rainha |
Where the eye mixes recibo and reino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recibo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reino's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recibo with reino
A purely visual mix-up. recibo (/Rɨ.ˈsi.bu/) and reino (/ˈRɐj.nu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibo is recorded at frequency rank #19,829, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsi.bu/. reino is at rank #1,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈRɐj.nu/.
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 21152, this pair ranks #49,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recibo vs reino
Shared letters: eior. Private to "recibo": bc. Private to "reino": n.
"recibo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reino" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recibo" and "reino" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recibo" vs "reino" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recibo" and "reino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibo" and "reino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rácio vs recibo". 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 #49,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.