registar vs revisar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#16,154
“registar” frequency rank: #15,915
“revisar” frequency rank: 32069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	registar	revisar
Definition	anotar fatos por escrito; efetuar lançamentos em livros públicos	ver, examinar novamente

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch

registar

7 ch

revisar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. registar (/Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32069, 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/. 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 32069, this pair ranks #35,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of registar vs revisar

Shared letters: aeirs. Private to "registar": gt. Private to "revisar": v.

"registar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

registar ← ergistar · reggistar · regisatr · regisstar · registra · registtar · regitsar · regsitar
revisar ← ervisar · reivsar · reviasr · revisarr · revisra · revissar · revsiar · revvisar

Frequency comparison

registar#16,154

revisar#15,915

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "registar" and "revisar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ʒiʃ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "registar" or "revisar"?

"revisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,915 in our Portuguese list, against #16,154 for "registar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering registar vs revisar

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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