Which to use
“revisar” is a verb and “revista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,915
- “revisar” frequency rank
- #836
- “revista” frequency rank
- 16751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisar | revista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver, examinar novamente | ato ou efeito de revistar |
Where the eye mixes revisar and revista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revisar and revista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisar is /Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/ while revista is /Rɨ.ˈviʃ.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revisar is recorded at frequency rank #15,915, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vi.ˈzaɾ/. revista is at rank #836, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈviʃ.tɐ/.
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 16751, this pair ranks #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revisar vs revista
Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisar": -. Private to "revista": t.
"revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revisar" and "revista" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "revisar" or "revista" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisar" and "revista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refinar vs revisar". 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 #54,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.