revisãovsrevisorWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revisão is a noun, revisor is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revisão” is a noun and “revisor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,395
“revisão” frequency rank
#33,590
“revisor” frequency rank
35985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisão revisor
Definition ato ou efeito de rever, de ver minuciosamente que revê

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revisão and revisor apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
revisão
7 ch
revisor

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: revisão is anoun and revisoranadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisão is recorded at frequency rank #2,395, classified as anoun. revisor is at rank #33,590, tagged as anadj.

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 35985, this pair ranks #30,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisão vs revisor

Shared letters: eiorsv. Private to "revisão": ã. Private to "revisor": -.

"revisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "revisor" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisorervisor · reivsor · reviosr · revisorr · revisro · revissor · revsior · revvisor

Frequency comparison

revisão#2,395
revisor#33,590

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisão" and "revisor" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisão" is a noun and "revisor" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisão" or "revisor"?
"revisão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,395 in our Portuguese list, against #33,590 for "revisor". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering revisão vs revisor

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revisão”; for an adjective, it's “revisor”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revisão” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list