revistar

verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,806

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

revistar is aPortugueseverb. It means: vasculhar em busca de algo Often confused with restar and revista.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of revistar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for revistar is 8 letters long, classified as averb. 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for revistar, with forms such as "ervistar", "reivstar", and "revisatr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is revistar, spelled R-E-V-I-S-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for revistar

Misspelling Variants of "revistar"

ervistar8reivstar8revisatr8revisstar9revistarr9revistra8revisttar9revitsar8
Misspelling Variants of "revistar"

Frequency rank: #25,806 in Portuguese

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.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.