Which to use
“respeitar” is a verb and “respeito” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,341
- “respeitar” frequency rank
- #558
- “respeito” frequency rank
- 4899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respeitar | respeito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reverenciar | ato ou efeito de respeitar, atitude de consideração |
Where the eye mixes respeitar and respeito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respeitar runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against respeito's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respeitar and respeito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respeitar is /Rɨʃ.pɐj.ˈtaɾ/ while respeito is /Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respeitar is recorded at frequency rank #4,341, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨʃ.pɐj.ˈtaɾ/. respeito is at rank #558, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨʃ.ˈpɐj.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 4899, this pair ranks #69,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respeitar vs respeito
Shared letters: eiprst. Private to "respeitar": a. Private to "respeito": o.
"respeitar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "respeito" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respeitar" and "respeito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "respeitar" vs "respeito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respeitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respeito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respeitar" and "respeito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refeito vs respeito". 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 #69,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.