resgatarvsresultarWhat's the difference?

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

#7,462
“resgatar” frequency rank
#6,810
“resultar” frequency rank
14272
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resgatar resultar
Definition livrar do cativeiro redundar

Where the eye mixes resgatar and resultar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resgatar
8 ch
resultar

Look-alike desk: resgatar vs resultar

A purely visual mix-up. resgatar (/Rɨʒ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/) and resultar (/Rɨ.zuɫ.ˈtaɾ/) 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 14272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resgatar is recorded at frequency rank #7,462, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨʒ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/. resultar is at rank #6,810, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.zuɫ.ˈtaɾ/.

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 14272, this pair ranks #57,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resgatar vs resultar

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "resgatar": g. Private to "resultar": lu.

"resgatar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resgatarersgatar · regsatar · resagtar · resgaatr · resgatarr · resgatra · resgattar · resggatar
  • resultarersultar · reslutar · ressultar · resulatr · resulltar · resultarr · resultra · resulttar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resgatar" and "resultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨʒ.ɡɐ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.zuɫ.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resgatar" or "resultar"?
"resultar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,810 in our Portuguese list, against #7,462 for "resgatar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "resgatar" and "resultar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resgatar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,877 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resgatar" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reatar vs resgatar". 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 #57,877 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