Which to use
“visar” and “visitar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,613
- “visar” frequency rank
- #1,693
- “visitar” frequency rank
- 48306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visar | visitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dirigir a vista ou o olhar para | ir e ficar (com uma pessoa ou família) por um curto período de tempo por questão de sociabilidade, polidez, negócios, curiosidade, etc. |
Letter map: visar vs visitar
Shared letters muted; letters that set visar and visitar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on visar vs visitar
visar and visitar 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visar is recorded at frequency rank #46,613, classified as averb, pronounced /vi.ˈzaɹ/. visitar is at rank #1,693, 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 48306, this pair ranks #16,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visar vs visitar
Shared letters: airsv. Private to "visar": -. Private to "visitar": t.
"visar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "visitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "visar" and "visitar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "visar" or "visitar" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "visar" and "visitar".
- Full dictionary entry for "visar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visar" and "visitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visada vs visar". 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 #16,880 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.