Which to use
“recorrer” is a verb and “recorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,332
- “recorrer” frequency rank
- #29,113
- “recorte” frequency rank
- 36445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recorrer | recorte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar a percorrer | ato ou efeito de recortar; |
Where the eye mixes recorrer and recorte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recorrer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against recorte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses recorrer with recorte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recorrer is /Rɨ.ku.ˈReɾ/ while recorte is /Rɨ.ˈkɔɾ.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recorrer is recorded at frequency rank #7,332, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈReɾ/. recorte is at rank #29,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈkɔɾ.tɨ/.
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 36445, this pair ranks #30,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recorrer vs recorte
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "recorrer": -. Private to "recorte": t.
"recorrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recorrer" and "recorte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recorrer" or "recorte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recorrer" and "recorte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recorrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "recorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recorrer" and "recorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorte vs resort". 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 #30,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.