Which to use
“revisar” and “revistar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,915
- “revisar” frequency rank
- #25,806
- “revistar” frequency rank
- 41721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisar | revistar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ver, examinar novamente | vasculhar em busca de algo |
Letter map: revisar vs revistar
Shared letters muted; letters that set revisar and revistar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. revisar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revistar's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on revisar vs revistar
revisar and revistar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41721, 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/. 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 41721, this pair ranks #24,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revisar vs revistar
Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisar": -. Private to "revistar": t.
"revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revistar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revisar" and "revistar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "revisar" or "revistar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "revisar" and "revistar".
- Full dictionary entry for "revisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revistar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisar" and "revistar" 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 #24,161 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.