Which to use
“realçar” and “realizar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,563
- “realçar” frequency rank
- #1,624
- “realizar” frequency rank
- 23187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realçar | realizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em lugar elevado | pôr em prática |
Where the eye mixes realçar and realizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. realçar runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against realizar's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: realçar vs realizar
A purely visual mix-up. realçar (/Rjaɫ.ˈsaɾ/) and realizar (/ri.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/, /ʁi.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ [ri̯ɐliˈzaɾ], [ʁi̯ɐliˈzaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realçar is recorded at frequency rank #21,563, classified as averb, pronounced /Rjaɫ.ˈsaɾ/. realizar is at rank #1,624, tagged as averb, pronounced /ri.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/, /ʁi.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ [ri̯ɐliˈzaɾ], [ʁi̯ɐliˈzaɾ].
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 23187, this pair ranks #46,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of realçar vs realizar
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "realçar": ç. Private to "realizar": iz.
"realçar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "realizar" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- realizar ← eralizar · raelizar · reailzar · realiazr · realizarr · realizra · realizzar · reallizar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "realçar" for "realizar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "realçar" vs "realizar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "realçar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "realizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realçar" and "realizar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realçar vs reatar". 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 #46,689 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.