registarvsresistaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,154
“registar” frequency rank
#27,254
“resista” frequency rank
43408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registar resista
Definition anotar fatos por escrito; efetuar lançamentos em livros públicos primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo resistir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set registar and resista apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
registar
7 ch
resista

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. registar (/Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and resista (/χe.ˈzis.tɐ/) 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 43408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registar is recorded at frequency rank #16,154, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/. resista is at rank #27,254, tagged as averb, pronounced /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/.

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 43408, this pair ranks #22,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of registar vs resista

Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "registar": g. Private to "resista": -.

"registar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registarergistar · reggistar · regisatr · regisstar · registra · registtar · regitsar · regsitar
  • resistaersista · reissta · resisat · resissta · resistta · resitsa · ressista · ressita

Frequency comparison

registar#16,154
resista#27,254

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "registar" and "resista" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "registar" or "resista"?
"registar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,154 in our Portuguese list, against #27,254 for "resista". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering registar vs resista

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “registar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list