Which to use
“recinto” and “registo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,014
- “recinto” frequency rank
- #5,248
- “registo” frequency rank
- 19262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recinto | registo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola | ato ou efeito de registar (registrar) |
Where the eye mixes recinto and registo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recinto and registo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recinto and registo
A purely visual mix-up. recinto (/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/) and registo (/Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/) 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 19262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recinto is recorded at frequency rank #14,014, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/. registo is at rank #5,248, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈʒiʃ.tu/.
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 19262, this pair ranks #51,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recinto vs registo
Shared letters: eiort. Private to "recinto": cn. Private to "registo": gs.
"recinto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "registo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recinto" and "registo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recinto" or "registo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recinto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "registo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recinto" and "registo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recinto vs relento". 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 #51,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.