Which to use
“recinto” and “relento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,014
- “recinto” frequency rank
- #49,140
- “relento” frequency rank
- 63154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recinto | relento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | área murada, por exemplo em volta de uma fábrica ou escola | umidade da noite |
Where the eye mixes recinto and relento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recinto and relento
A purely visual mix-up. recinto (/Rɨ.ˈsĩ.tu/) and relento (/Rɨ.ˈlẽ.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 63154, 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/. relento is at rank #49,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈlẽ.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 63154, this pair ranks #6,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recinto vs relento
Shared letters: enort. Private to "recinto": ci. Private to "relento": l.
"recinto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "relento" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recinto" and "relento" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "recinto" vs "relento" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "relento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recinto" and "relento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeito 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 #6,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.