Which to use
“realista” is an adjective and “resista” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,675
- “realista” frequency rank
- #27,254
- “resista” frequency rank
- 35929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realista | resista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | realativo ao realismo | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo resistir |
Where the eye mixes realista and resista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. realista runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against resista's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: realista vs resista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: realista is /Rjɐ.ˈliʃ.tɐ/ while resista is /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realista is recorded at frequency rank #8,675, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rjɐ.ˈliʃ.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 35929, this pair ranks #31,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of realista vs resista
Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "realista": l. Private to "resista": -.
"realista" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "realista" and "resista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "realista" vs "resista" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "realista" and "resista" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "realista" 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 #31,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realista" 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 #31,013 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.