Which to use
“recolher” and “recorrer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,105
- “recolher” frequency rank
- #7,332
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- 13437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recolher | recorrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | guardar | tornar a percorrer |
Where the eye mixes recolher and recorrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recolher and recorrer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recolher vs recorrer
A purely visual mix-up. recolher (/Rɨ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/) and recorrer (/Rɨ.ku.ˈReɾ/) 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 13437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recolher is recorded at frequency rank #6,105, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈʎeɾ/. recorrer is at rank #7,332, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈReɾ/.
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 13437, this pair ranks #58,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recolher vs recorrer
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recolher": hl. Private to "recorrer": -.
"recolher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recolher" for "recorrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recolher" vs "recorrer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recolher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recolher" and "recorrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorrer vs recorte". 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 #58,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.