Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resgatar" and "resultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "resgatar" or "resultar"?
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.