Which to use
“reatar” and “restar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,531
- “reatar” frequency rank
- #29,128
- “restar” frequency rank
- 75659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reatar | restar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atar de novo | sobrar |
Where the eye mixes reatar and restar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reatar (CVVCVC) and restar (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reatar vs restar
A purely visual mix-up. reatar (/Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/) and restar (/Rɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 a single letter - a in “reatar” becomes s in “restar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reatar is recorded at frequency rank #46,531, classified as averb, pronounced /Rjɐ.ˈtaɾ/. restar is at rank #29,128, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 75659, this pair ranks #2,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reatar vs restar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "reatar": -. Private to "restar": s.
"reatar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "restar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reatar" for "restar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reatar" vs "restar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reatar" and "restar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "restar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reatar" and "restar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs recear". 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 #2,255 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.