Which to use
“recinto” and “reino” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,014
- “recinto” frequency rank
- #1,323
- “reino” frequency rank
- 15337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recinto | reino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola | estado que tem por soberano um rei ou uma rainha |
Where the eye mixes recinto and reino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recinto runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against reino's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: recinto vs reino
A purely visual mix-up. recinto (/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15337, 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/. 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 15337, this pair ranks #56,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recinto vs reino
Shared letters: einor. Private to "recinto": ct. Private to "reino": -.
"recinto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reino" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recinto" and "reino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recinto" or "reino"?
What to do next
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 "reino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recinto" and "reino" 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 #56,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.