Which to use
“realização” and “retaliação” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,252
- “realização” frequency rank
- #15,912
- “retaliação” frequency rank
- 18164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realização | retaliação |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feito | ato ou efeito de retaliar, vingança |
Where the eye mixes realização and retaliação
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. realização (CVVCVCVCVV) and retaliação (CVCVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses realização with retaliação
A purely visual mix-up. realização (/Rjɐ.li.zɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and retaliação (/Rɨ.tɐ.ljɐ.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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18164, 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/. retaliação is at rank #15,912, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.tɐ.ljɐ.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 18164, this pair ranks #52,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of realização vs retaliação
Shared letters: aeilorãç. Private to "realização": z. Private to "retaliação": t.
"realização" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVV · "retaliação" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "realização" and "retaliação" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "realização" or "retaliação" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "realização" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retaliação" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realização" and "retaliação" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realização vs reanimação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.