Which to use
“recitar” and “restar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,193
- “recitar” frequency rank
- #29,128
- “restar” frequency rank
- 65321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recitar | restar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dizer em voz alta e clara, lendo ou não | sobrar |
Where the eye mixes recitar and restar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recitar and restar
A purely visual mix-up. recitar (/Rɨ.si.ˈtaɾ/) and restar (/Rɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65321, 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/. restar is at rank #29,128, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨʃ.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 65321, this pair ranks #5,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recitar vs restar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "recitar": ci. Private to "restar": s.
"recitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "restar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recitar" and "restar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recitar" or "restar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recitar" and "restar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recitar" and "restar" 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 #5,438 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.