recolhidovsresolvidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recolhido” and “resolvido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,543
“recolhido” frequency rank
#5,996
“resolvido” frequency rank
25539
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recolhido resolvido
Definition que se recolheu desfeito

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recolhido and resolvido apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
recolhido
9 ch
resolvido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

recolhido and resolvido are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recolhido is recorded at frequency rank #19,543, classified as anadj. resolvido is at rank #5,996, tagged as anadj.

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 25539, this pair ranks #43,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recolhido vs resolvido

Shared letters: deilor. Private to "recolhido": ch. Private to "resolvido": sv.

"recolhido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resolvido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recolhidoercolhido · rceolhido · reccolhido · reclohido · recohlido · recolhdio · recolhhido · recolhiddo
  • resolvidoersolvido · reoslvido · reslovido · resolivdo · resollvido · resolvdio · resolviddo · resolviod

Frequency comparison

recolhido#19,543
resolvido#5,996

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recolhido" and "resolvido" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "recolhido" or "resolvido"?
"resolvido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,996 in our Portuguese list, against #19,543 for "recolhido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recolhido vs resolvido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “recolhido” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list