revisarvsrevistarWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
revisar
8 ch
revistar

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

  • revisar ← ervisar · reivsar · reviasr · revisarr · revisra · revissar · revsiar · revvisar
  • revistar ← ervistar · reivstar · revisatr · revisstar · revistarr · revistra · revisttar · revitsar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revisar" and "revistar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "revisar" or "revistar" show up more?
"revisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,915 in our Portuguese list, against #25,806 for "revistar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list