Which to use
“recuperação” and “remuneração” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,721
- “recuperação” frequency rank
- #12,540
- “remuneração” frequency rank
- 16261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recuperação | remuneração |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de recuperar | ato ou efeito de remunerar |
Where the eye mixes recuperação and remuneração
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. recuperação and remuneração follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recuperação and remuneração
A purely visual mix-up. recuperação (/Rɨ.ku.pɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and remuneração (/Rɨ.mu.nɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 16261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recuperação is recorded at frequency rank #3,721, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.pɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. remuneração is at rank #12,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.mu.nɨ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 16261, this pair ranks #55,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recuperação vs remuneração
Shared letters: aeoruãç. Private to "recuperação": cp. Private to "remuneração": mn.
"recuperação" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVV · "remuneração" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recuperação" and "remuneração" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recuperação" or "remuneração"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "recuperação" and "remuneração" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recuperação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "remuneração" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recuperação" and "remuneração" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuperação vs recuperado". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,321 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.