revisãovsrevistarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revisão is a noun, revistar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#2,395
“revisão” frequency rank
#25,806
“revistar” frequency rank
28201
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisão revistar
Definition ato ou efeito de rever, de ver minuciosamente vasculhar em busca de algo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revisão and revistar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
revisão
8 ch
revistar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: revisão is anoun and revistaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisão is recorded at frequency rank #2,395, classified as anoun. revistar is at rank #25,806, tagged as averb.

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 28201, this pair ranks #40,639 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisão vs revistar

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisão": . Private to "revistar": at.

"revisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "revistar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revistarervistar · reivstar · revisatr · revisstar · revistarr · revistra · revisttar · revitsar

Frequency comparison

revisão#2,395
revistar#25,806

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisão" and "revistar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisão" is a noun and "revistar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisão" or "revistar"?
"revisão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,395 in our Portuguese list, against #25,806 for "revistar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering revisão vs revistar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revisão”; for a verb, it's “revistar”.
  • 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