Which to use
“resumir” and “reunir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,947
- “resumir” frequency rank
- #3,584
- “reunir” frequency rank
- 18531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resumir | reunir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resumar | unir de novo |
Where the eye mixes resumir and reunir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. resumir runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against reunir's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between resumir and reunir
A purely visual mix-up. resumir (/xe.zʊ.ˈmiɾ/, /xe.zʊ.ˈmi/) and reunir (/Rju.ˈniɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resumir is recorded at frequency rank #14,947, classified as averb, pronounced /xe.zʊ.ˈmiɾ/, /xe.zʊ.ˈmi/. reunir is at rank #3,584, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rju.ˈniɾ/.
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 18531, this pair ranks #52,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resumir vs reunir
Shared letters: eiru. Private to "resumir": ms. Private to "reunir": n.
"resumir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reunir" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resumir" and "reunir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "resumir" or "reunir" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resumir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reunir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resumir" and "reunir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recair vs reunir". 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 #52,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.