Which to use
“resolution” and “revolution” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,499
- “resolution” frequency rank
- #12,140
- “revolution” frequency rank
- 49639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resolution | revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resolução | revolução, em seus vários sentidos: |
Where the eye mixes resolution and revolution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. resolution and revolution follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses resolution with revolution
A purely visual mix-up. resolution (/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃən/) and revolution (/ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/) 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 “resolution” becomes v in “revolution”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resolution is recorded at frequency rank #37,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃən/. revolution is at rank #12,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/.
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 49639, this pair ranks #15,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resolution vs revolution
Shared letters: eilnortu. Private to "resolution": s. Private to "revolution": v.
"resolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resolution ← ersolution · reoslution · resloution · resollution · resoltuion · resoluiton · resolutino · resolutionn
- revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resolution" for "revolution" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resolution" vs "revolution" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resolution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resolution" and "revolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs revolución". 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 #15,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.