Which to use
“realização” and “reanimação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,252
- “realização” frequency rank
- #47,566
- “reanimação” frequency rank
- 49818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realização | reanimação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feito | ato ou efeito de reanimar(-se) |
Where the eye mixes realização and reanimação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. realização and reanimação follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between realização and reanimação
A purely visual mix-up. realização (/Rjɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and reanimação (/Rjɐ.ni.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realização is recorded at frequency rank #2,252, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rjɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. reanimação is at rank #47,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rjɐ.ni.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 49818, this pair ranks #15,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of realização vs reanimação
Shared letters: aeiorãç. Private to "realização": lz. Private to "reanimação": mn.
"realização" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV · "reanimação" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "realização" for "reanimação" ever safe?
Frequency check: "realização" vs "reanimação" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "realização" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reanimação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realização" and "reanimação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realização vs retaliação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #15,167 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.