Which to use
“resista” and “revistar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,254
- “resista” frequency rank
- #25,806
- “revistar” frequency rank
- 53060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resista | revistar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo resistir | vasculhar em busca de algo |
Letter map: resista vs revistar
Shared letters muted; letters that set resista and revistar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. resista runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revistar's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on resista vs revistar
resista 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resista is recorded at frequency rank #27,254, classified as averb, pronounced /χe.ˈzis.tɐ/. 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 53060, this pair ranks #12,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resista vs revistar
Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "resista": -. Private to "revistar": v.
"resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revistar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resista" and "revistar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "resista" or "revistar"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "resista" and "revistar".
- Full dictionary entry for "resista" 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 #12,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resista" 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 #12,311 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.