Which to use
“refeição” and “rendição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,468
- “refeição” frequency rank
- #16,158
- “rendição” frequency rank
- 22626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refeição | rendição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de alimento consumido a certas horas do dia | ato ou efeito de render-se |
Where the eye mixes refeição and rendição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. refeição (CVCVVCVV) and rendição (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses refeição with rendição
A purely visual mix-up. refeição (/χe.fej.ˈsãw/) and rendição (/Rẽ.di.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 22626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refeição is recorded at frequency rank #6,468, classified as anoun, pronounced /χe.fej.ˈsãw/. rendição is at rank #16,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rẽ.di.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 22626, this pair ranks #47,371 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refeição vs rendição
Shared letters: eiorãç. Private to "refeição": f. Private to "rendição": dn.
"refeição" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "rendição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refeição" and "rendição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "refeição" or "rendição" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "refeição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,371 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refeição" and "rendição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeição vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,371 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.