# rival

> Portuguese word · Adjective · IPA /Ri.ˈvaɫ/ · frequency rank #5,998

## Definitions
1. que rivaliza
2. que aspira às mesmas vantagens que outrem
3. que equivale em merecimento que outrem
4. competidor
5. sujeito que possui, juntamente com outro, a posse das águas de um rio

## Easily confused with
- **rixa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rival-vs-rixa)
- **rural** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rival-vs-rural)
- **ruiva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rival-vs-ruiva)
- **real** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/real-vs-rival)
- **rima** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rima-vs-rival)
- **rifa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rifa-vs-rival)
- **raiva** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/raiva-vs-rival)
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/renal-vs-rival)
- **ramal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ramal-vs-rival)
- **rímel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rimel-vs-rival)
- **rimar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/rimar-vs-rival)
- **ritual** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ritual-vs-rival)

## Common misspellings (7)
`irval`, `riavl`, `rivall`, `rivla`, `rivval`, `rrival`, `rvial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/rival