revistar

verb

The verdict

“revistar” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #25,806 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.

#25,806
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vasculhar em busca de algo

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

revistar vs restar
75% similar
revistar vs revista
88% similar
revistar vs revisão
63% similar

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

Key facts for revistar
PropertyValue
Headwordrevistar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,806
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “revistar” 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). revistar 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 revistar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #25,806 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for revistar, with forms such as "ervistar", "reivstar", and "revisatr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "restar", "revista", "revisão", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is revistar, spelled R-E-V-I-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    vasculhar em busca de algo
  2. 2
    ser alvo de exame minucioso
  3. 3
    rever, reanalisar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ervistar,reivstar,revisatr,revisstar,revistarr,revistra,revisttar,revitsar,revsitar,revvistar,rrevistar,rveistar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revistar - 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.

ervistar2reivstar2revisatr2revisstar1revistarr1revistra2revisttar1revitsar2
Edit distance from "revistar"

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 "revistar"?
"revistar" is spelled R-E-V-I-S-T-A-R.
What does "revistar" mean?
As a verb, "revistar" means: vasculhar em busca de algo
What words are commonly confused with "revistar"?
"revistar" is commonly confused with "restar", "revista", "revisão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "revistar" come from?
"revistar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “revistar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-V-I-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “restar” - see the side-by-side comparison. revistar vs restar
  • 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