Which to use
“recompensa” is a noun and “recompensado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,331
- “recompensa” frequency rank
- #23,799
- “recompensado” frequency rank
- 31130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recompensa | recompensado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prêmio ou remuneração concedida em reconhecimento a determinado ato | que recebeu recompensa |
Letter map: recompensa vs recompensado
Shared letters muted; letters that set recompensa and recompensado apart highlighted. Shared run: 10. recompensa runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against recompensado's 12 (CVCVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: recompensa vs recompensado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: recompensa is anoun and recompensadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “recompensa” sits inside “recompensado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recompensa is recorded at frequency rank #7,331, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.kõ.ˈpẽ.sɐ/. recompensado is at rank #23,799, 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 31130, this pair ranks #37,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recompensa vs recompensado
Shared letters: acemnoprs. Private to "recompensa": -. Private to "recompensado": d.
"recompensa" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "recompensado" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- recompensa ← ercompensa · rceompensa · reccompensa · recmopensa · recomepnsa · recommpensa · recompenas · recompennsa
- recompensado ← ercompensado · rceompensado · reccompensado · recmopensado · recomepnsado · recommpensado · recompenasdo · recompennsado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recompensa" and "recompensado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "recompensa" or "recompensado" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "recompensa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recompensado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recompensa" and "recompensado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recompensado vs recompensar". 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 #37,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.