Which to use
“recordação” and “recreação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,991
- “recordação” frequency rank
- #21,566
- “recreação” frequency rank
- 42557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recordação | recreação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de recordar | descanso, lazer, divertimento; ato, circunstância ou momento em que o indivíduo se diverte, descansa, brinca, e se manifesta através de "matar a vontade de", ou seja, tornar-se sua vontade algo consequentemente realizado, visando melhoria ao seu bem estar e comodismo |
Letter map: recordação vs recreação
Shared letters muted; letters that set recordação and recreação apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. recordação runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against recreação's 9 (CVCCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on recordação vs recreação
recordação and recreação 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recordação is recorded at frequency rank #20,991, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.kuɾ.dɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. recreação is at rank #21,566, tagged as anoun.
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 42557, this pair ranks #23,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recordação vs recreação
Shared letters: aceorãç. Private to "recordação": d. Private to "recreação": -.
"recordação" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "recreação" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recordação" and "recreação" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "recordação" and "recreação". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "recordação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recreação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recordação" and "recreação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recreação vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,203 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.