Which to use
“registar” and “revistar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,154
- “registar” frequency rank
- #25,806
- “revistar” frequency rank
- 41960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | registar | revistar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anotar fatos por escrito; efetuar lançamentos em livros públicos | vasculhar em busca de algo |
Letter map: registar vs revistar
Shared letters muted; letters that set registar and revistar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Corpus notes: registar and revistar
registar and revistar 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 a single letter - g in “registar” becomes v in “revistar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41960, 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/. revistar is at rank #25,806, tagged as averb.
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 41960, this pair ranks #23,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of registar vs revistar
Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "registar": g. Private to "revistar": v.
"registar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "revistar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "registar" and "revistar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "registar" or "revistar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "registar" vs "revistar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "registar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revistar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "registar" and "revistar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recitar vs revistar". 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 #23,887 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.