Which to use
“refeição” and “repetição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,468
- “refeição” frequency rank
- #12,544
- “repetição” frequency rank
- 19012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refeição | repetição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | porção de alimento consumido a certas horas do dia | ação ou efeito de repetir |
Where the eye mixes refeição and repetição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. refeição runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against repetição's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses refeição with repetição
A purely visual mix-up. refeição (/χe.fej.ˈsãw/) and repetição (/Rɨ.pɨ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 19012, 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/. repetição is at rank #12,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.ti.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 19012, this pair ranks #51,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refeição vs repetição
Shared letters: eiorãç. Private to "refeição": f. Private to "repetição": pt.
"refeição" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "repetição" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refeição" and "repetição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "refeição" or "repetição" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "refeição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refeição" and "repetição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeição vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.