Which to use
“recitar” and “relatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,193
- “recitar” frequency rank
- #11,954
- “relatar” frequency rank
- 48147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recitar | relatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dizer em voz alta e clara, lendo ou não | narrar, mencionar, referir |
Where the eye mixes recitar and relatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recitar vs relatar
A purely visual mix-up. recitar (/Rɨ.si.ˈtaɾ/) and relatar (/Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 48147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recitar is recorded at frequency rank #36,193, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.si.ˈtaɾ/. relatar is at rank #11,954, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.lɐ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 48147, this pair ranks #17,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recitar vs relatar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "recitar": ci. Private to "relatar": l.
"recitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "relatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recitar" and "relatar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "recitar" vs "relatar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recitar" and "relatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recitar vs refinar". 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 #17,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.