Which to use
“alistar” and “avistar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,214
- “alistar” frequency rank
- #30,841
- “avistar” frequency rank
- 60055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alistar | avistar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em lista | alcançar com a vista |
Where the eye mixes alistar and avistar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alistar and avistar
A purely visual mix-up. alistar (/ɐ.liʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and avistar (/ɐ.viʃ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - l in “alistar” becomes v in “avistar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alistar is recorded at frequency rank #29,214, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.liʃ.ˈtaɾ/. avistar is at rank #30,841, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.viʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 60055, this pair ranks #7,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alistar vs avistar
Shared letters: airst. Private to "alistar": l. Private to "avistar": v.
"alistar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "avistar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alistar" for "avistar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alistar" or "avistar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alistar" and "avistar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alistar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avistar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alistar" and "avistar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alastrar vs alistar". 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 #7,867 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.