revista vs revolta, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“revista” and “revolta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#836
“revista” frequency rank: #3,358
“revolta” frequency rank: 4194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	revista	revolta
Definition	ato ou efeito de revistar	manifestação (armada ou não) contra autoridade estabelecida

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch

revista

7 ch

revolta

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revista (/Rɨ.ˈviʃ.tɐ/) and revolta (/χe.ˈvɔw.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revista is recorded at frequency rank #836, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈviʃ.tɐ/. revolta is at rank #3,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /χe.ˈvɔw.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 4194, this pair ranks #70,799 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of revista vs revolta

Shared letters: aertv. Private to "revista": is. Private to "revolta": lo.

"revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revolta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

revista ← ervista · reivsta · revisat · revissta · revistta · revitsa · revsita · revvista
revolta ← ervolta · reovlta · revlota · revolat · revollta · revoltta · revotla · revvolta

Frequency comparison

revista#836

revolta#3,358

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revista" and "revolta" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.ˈviʃ.tɐ/ versus /χe.ˈvɔw.tɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "revista" or "revolta"?

"revista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #836 in our Portuguese list, against #3,358 for "revolta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revista vs revolta

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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