revoluciónvsrevolutionConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,541
“revolución” frequency rank
#12,140
“revolution” frequency rank
58681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revolución revolution
Definition revolução, em seus vários sentidos: revolução, em seus vários sentidos:

Letter map: revolución vs revolution

Shared letters muted; letters that set revolución and revolution apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. revolución and revolution follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
revolución
10 ch
revolution

Corpus notes: revolución and revolution

revolución and revolution 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revolución is recorded at frequency rank #46,541, classified as anoun. revolution is at rank #12,140, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌrɛvəˈluʃən/.

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 58681, this pair ranks #8,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revolución vs revolution

Shared letters: eilnoruv. Private to "revolución": có. Private to "revolution": t.

"revolución" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revolución" and "revolution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "revolución" or "revolution"?
"revolution" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,140 in our Portuguese list, against #46,541 for "revolución". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "revolución" and "revolution".

  • Full dictionary entry for "revolución" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,603 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revolución" and "revolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs revolución". 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 #8,603 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