Which to use
“racista” is an adjective and “resista” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,805
- “racista” frequency rank
- #27,254
- “resista” frequency rank
- 34059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | racista | resista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que acredita que uma dada raça é superior às outras | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo resistir |
Where the eye mixes racista and resista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. racista and resista follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: racista vs resista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: racista is /Ra.ˈsiʃ.tɐ/ while resista is /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
racista is recorded at frequency rank #6,805, classified as anadj, pronounced /Ra.ˈsiʃ.tɐ/. resista is at rank #27,254, tagged as averb, pronounced /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/.
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 34059, this pair ranks #33,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of racista vs resista
Shared letters: airst. Private to "racista": c. Private to "resista": e.
"racista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "racista" for "resista" ever safe?
Frequency check: "racista" vs "resista" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "racista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "racista" and "resista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resista vs revistar". 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 #33,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.