Which to use
“realizar” and “replicar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,624
- “realizar” frequency rank
- #34,891
- “replicar” frequency rank
- 36515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | realizar | replicar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr em prática | refutar |
Where the eye mixes realizar and replicar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. realizar (CVVCVCVC) and replicar (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between realizar and replicar
A purely visual mix-up. realizar (/ri.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/, /ʁi.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ [ri̯ɐliˈzaɾ], [ʁi̯ɐliˈzaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
realizar is recorded at frequency rank #1,624, classified as averb, pronounced /ri.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/, /ʁi.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ/ [ri̯ɐliˈzaɾ], [ʁi̯ɐliˈzaɾ]. 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 36515, this pair ranks #30,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of realizar vs replicar
Shared letters: aeilr. Private to "realizar": z. Private to "replicar": cp.
"realizar" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "replicar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "realizar" for "replicar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "realizar" or "replicar"?
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 "realizar" 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 #30,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "realizar" and "replicar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "realçar vs replicar". 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 #30,281 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.