recinto vs reino, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recinto and reino apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

recinto

5 ch

reino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

recinto ← ercinto · rceinto · reccinto · recinnto · recinot · recintto · recitno · recnito
reino ← erino · reinno · reion · renio · rieno · rreino

Frequency comparison

recinto#14,014

reino#1,323

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recinto" and "reino" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/ versus /ˈRɐj.nu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "recinto" or "reino"?

"reino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,323 in our Portuguese list, against #14,014 for "recinto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering recinto vs reino

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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