Which to use
“resistir” and “revistar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,681
- “resistir” frequency rank
- #25,806
- “revistar” frequency rank
- 31487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistir | revistar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | manter a coragem, a força (sob pressão) | vasculhar em busca de algo |
Letter map: resistir vs revistar
Shared letters muted; letters that set resistir and revistar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - resistir / revistar
resistir 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resistir is recorded at frequency rank #5,681, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/. 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 31487, this pair ranks #36,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resistir vs revistar
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistir": -. Private to "revistar": av.
"resistir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "revistar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resistir" and "revistar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "resistir" or "revistar"?
Useful next steps
Pair "resistir" vs "revistar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "resistir" 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 #36,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistir" 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 #36,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.