Which to use
“reeleito” and “refeito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,220
- “reeleito” frequency rank
- #45,056
- “refeito” frequency rank
- 59276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reeleito | refeito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se elegeu para um novo mandato consecutivo | que se refez; feito de novo |
Where the eye mixes reeleito and refeito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reeleito runs 8 letters (CVVCVVCV) against refeito's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reeleito and refeito
A purely visual mix-up. reeleito (/ʀəiˈlɐjtu/) and refeito (/Rɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/) 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 59276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reeleito is recorded at frequency rank #14,220, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʀəiˈlɐjtu/. refeito is at rank #45,056, tagged as anadj, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈfɐj.tu/.
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 59276, this pair ranks #8,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reeleito vs refeito
Shared letters: eiort. Private to "reeleito": l. Private to "refeito": f.
"reeleito" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV · "refeito" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reeleito" for "refeito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reeleito" or "refeito"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reeleito" and "refeito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reeleito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refeito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reeleito" and "refeito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeito vs relento". 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 #8,267 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.