revisor

adj

The verdict

“revisor” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #33,590 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#33,590
frequency rank, Portuguese
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que revê

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

revisor vs revista
71% similar
revisor vs reviver
71% similar
revisor vs revistar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for revisor
PropertyValue
Headwordrevisor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,590
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “revisor” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). revisor lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for revisor is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #33,590 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que revê".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for revisor, with forms such as "ervisor", "reivsor", and "reviosr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revista", "reviver", "revistar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is revisor, spelled R-E-V-I-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que revê

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ervisor,reivsor,reviosr,revisorr,revisro,revissor,revsior,revvisor,rrevisor,rveisor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revisor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ervisor2reivsor2reviosr2revisorr1revisro2revissor1revsior2revvisor1
Edit distance from "revisor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revisor"?
"revisor" is spelled R-E-V-I-S-O-R.
What does "revisor" mean?
As an adjective, "revisor" means: que revê
What words are commonly confused with "revisor"?
"revisor" is commonly confused with "revista", "reviver", "revistar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "revisor" come from?
"revisor" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “revisor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-V-I-S-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “revista” - see the side-by-side comparison. revisor vs revista
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list