regiãovsrevisãoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“região” and “revisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#289
“região” frequency rank
#2,395
“revisão” frequency rank
2684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature região revisão
Definition território, área ato ou efeito de rever, de ver minuciosamente

Letter map: região vs revisão

Shared letters muted; letters that set região and revisão apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. região runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against revisão's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
região
7 ch
revisão

Spelling & dictionary notes on região vs revisão

região and revisão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

região is recorded at frequency rank #289, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʁe.ʒi.ˈãw/. revisão is at rank #2,395, tagged as anoun.

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 2684, this pair ranks #72,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of região vs revisão

Shared letters: eiorã. Private to "região": g. Private to "revisão": sv.

"região" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "revisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "região" and "revisão" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "região" or "revisão"?
"região" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #289 in our Portuguese list, against #2,395 for "revisão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "região" vs "revisão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "região" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "região" and "revisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retidão vs revisão". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,615 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list