retomarvsrevogarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“retomar” and “revogar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,384
“retomar” frequency rank
#24,775
“revogar” frequency rank
33159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature retomar revogar
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Letter map: retomar vs revogar

Shared letters muted; letters that set retomar and revogar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
retomar
7 ch
revogar

Pair insight - retomar / revogar

retomar and revogar 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 33159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

retomar is recorded at frequency rank #8,384, classified as averb. revogar is at rank #24,775, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/.

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 33159, this pair ranks #34,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of retomar vs revogar

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "retomar": mt. Private to "revogar": gv.

"retomar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revogar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • retomarertomar · reotmar · retmoar · retoamr · retomarr · retommar · retomra · rettomar
  • revogarervogar · reovgar · revgoar · revoagr · revogarr · revoggar · revogra · revvogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "retomar" and "revogar" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "retomar" vs "revogar" - which ranks higher?
"retomar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,384 in our Portuguese list, against #24,775 for "revogar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "retomar" vs "revogar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "retomar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "retomar" and "revogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renegar vs revogar". 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 #34,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list