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“ravi” and “revi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,989
“ravi” frequency rank
#42,196
“revi” frequency rank
80185
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ravi revi
Definition encantar, extasiar, arrebatar, embevecer, enlear, maravilhar sonhar (acordado), devanear, fantasiar

Where the eye mixes ravi and revi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ravi and revi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
ravi
4 ch
revi

Visual trap between ravi and revi

A purely visual mix-up. ravi (/ˈra.vi/) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “ravi” becomes e in “revi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ravi is recorded at frequency rank #37,989, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈra.vi/. 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 80185, this pair ranks #1,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ravi vs revi

Shared letters: irv. Private to "ravi": a. Private to "revi": e.

"ravi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "revi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ravi ← arvi · raiv · ravvi · rravi · rvai
  • revi ← ervi · reiv · revvi · rrevi · rvei

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ravi" and "revi" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈra.vi/ versus /ˈrɛ.vi/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ravi" or "revi"?
"ravi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,989 in our Portuguese list, against #42,196 for "revi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ravi" 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 #1,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ravi" and "revi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabi vs revi". 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 #1,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list