Which to use
“recusar” and “repousar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,253
- “recusar” frequency rank
- #28,007
- “repousar” frequency rank
- 36260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recusar | repousar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não aceitar | proporcionar descanso a |
Where the eye mixes recusar and repousar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recusar vs repousar
A purely visual mix-up. recusar (/Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/) and repousar (/Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recusar is recorded at frequency rank #8,253, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. repousar is at rank #28,007, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pow.ˈzaɾ/.
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 36260, this pair ranks #30,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recusar vs repousar
Shared letters: aersu. Private to "recusar": c. Private to "repousar": op.
"recusar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repousar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recusar" for "repousar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recusar" vs "repousar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recusar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repousar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recusar" and "repousar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recear vs recusar". 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 #30,604 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.