Which to use
“refutar” and “resultar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,945
- “refutar” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “resultar” frequency rank
- 38755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refutar | resultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | combater com argumentos que provam o contrário | redundar |
Where the eye mixes refutar and resultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refutar and resultar
A purely visual mix-up. refutar (/Rɨ.fu.ˈtaɾ/) and resultar (/Rɨ.zuɫ.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refutar is recorded at frequency rank #31,945, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.fu.ˈtaɾ/. resultar is at rank #6,810, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.zuɫ.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 38755, this pair ranks #27,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of refutar vs resultar
Shared letters: aertu. Private to "refutar": f. Private to "resultar": ls.
"refutar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refutar" and "resultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refutar" or "resultar"?
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 "refutar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refutar" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refinar vs refutar". 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 #27,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.