Which to use
“reparar” and “retirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,951
- “reparar” frequency rank
- #3,041
- “retirar” frequency rank
- 11992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparar | retirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | consertar | pôr fora da presença de alguém ou do sítio (regência verbal com preposição: de) |
Where the eye mixes reparar and retirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reparar with retirar
A purely visual mix-up. reparar (/Rɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/) and retirar (/Rɨ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reparar is recorded at frequency rank #8,951, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. retirar is at rank #3,041, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ti.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 11992, this pair ranks #60,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reparar vs retirar
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reparar": p. Private to "retirar": it.
"reparar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retirar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reparar" for "retirar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reparar" or "retirar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reparar" and "retirar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reparar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparar" and "retirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs reparar". 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 #60,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.