Which to use
“realçar” and “replicar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,563
- “realçar” frequency rank
- #34,891
- “replicar” frequency rank
- 56454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realçar | replicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em lugar elevado | refutar |
Where the eye mixes realçar and replicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. realçar runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against replicar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses realçar with replicar
A purely visual mix-up. realçar (/Rjaɫ.ˈsaɾ/) and replicar (/Rɨ.pli.ˈkaɾ/) 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 56454, 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/. replicar is at rank #34,891, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pli.ˈkaɾ/.
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 56454, this pair ranks #9,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of realçar vs replicar
Shared letters: aelr. Private to "realçar": ç. Private to "replicar": cip.
"realçar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "replicar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- replicar ← erplicar · relpicar · repilcar · replciar · repliacr · replicarr · repliccar · replicra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "realçar" and "replicar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "realçar" or "replicar" show up more?
What to do next
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 "replicar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realçar" and "replicar" 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 #9,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.