Which to use
“rabi” and “revi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,126
- “rabi” frequency rank
- #42,196
- “revi” frequency rank
- 91322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabi | revi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | roubar, saltear, pilhar | sonhar (acordado), devanear, fantasiar |
Where the eye mixes rabi and revi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rabi and revi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rabi vs revi
A purely visual mix-up. rabi (/ˈɾa.bi/) and revi (/ˈrɛ.vi/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabi is recorded at frequency rank #49,126, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɾa.bi/. revi is at rank #42,196, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈrɛ.vi/.
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 91322, this pair ranks #217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rabi vs revi
Shared letters: ir. Private to "rabi": ab. Private to "revi": ev.
"rabi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "revi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rabi" for "revi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rabi" vs "revi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rabi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rabi" and "revi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs ratio". 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 #217 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.