Which to use
“resolução” and “revolução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,254
- “resolução” frequency rank
- #1,627
- “revolução” frequency rank
- 3881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resolução | revolução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | decisão firme | sublevação; retirada de um governo do poder pela força |
Where the eye mixes resolução and revolução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resolução and revolução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between resolução and revolução
A purely visual mix-up. resolução (/ʀɨ.zu.lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and revolução (/ʀɨ.vu.lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “resolução” becomes v in “revolução”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resolução is recorded at frequency rank #2,254, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʀɨ.zu.lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. revolução is at rank #1,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ʀɨ.vu.lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 3881, this pair ranks #71,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resolução vs revolução
Shared letters: eloruãç. Private to "resolução": s. Private to "revolução": v.
"resolução" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "revolução" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resolução" for "revolução" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "resolução" or "revolução" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "resolução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resolução" and "revolução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolução vs revolución". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.