Which to use
“recusar” and “revisar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,253
- “recusar” frequency rank
- #15,915
- “revisar” frequency rank
- 24168
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recusar | revisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | não aceitar | ver, examinar novamente |
Where the eye mixes recusar and revisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recusar and revisar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recusar and revisar
A purely visual mix-up. recusar (/Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/) and revisar (/Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/) 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 24168, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recusar is recorded at frequency rank #8,253, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ku.ˈzaɾ/. revisar is at rank #15,915, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/.
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 24168, this pair ranks #45,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recusar vs revisar
Shared letters: aers. Private to "recusar": cu. Private to "revisar": iv.
"recusar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recusar" and "revisar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recusar" or "revisar"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recusar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recusar" and "revisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refinar vs revisar". 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 #45,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.