reventar

/[reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,446

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

reventar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dicho especialmente de una cámara de aire: resquebrajarse violentamente por presión interior y expulsar el aire que contiene. Pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with reventó and revertir.

Key facts for reventar
PropertyValue
Headwordreventar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,446
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reventar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reventar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,446 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for reventar, with forms such as "erventar", "rebentar", and "reevntar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "reventó", "revertir", "revienta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is reventar, spelled R-E-V-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho especialmente de una cámara de aire: resquebrajarse violentamente por presión interior y expulsar el aire que contiene.
  2. 2
    Dicho de las olas: deshacerse en espuma por la fuerza del viento o por el choque contra los peñascos o playas.
  3. 3
    Brotar, nacer o salir con ímpetu.
  4. 4
    Tener ansia o deseo vehemente de una cosa.
  5. 5
    Manifestar ostensiblemente un afecto del ánimo, sobre todo de enojo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erventar,rebentar,reevntar,revenatr,revenntar,reventarr,reventra,reventtar,revetnar,revnetar,revventar,rreventar,rveentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reventar

Misspelling Variants of "reventar"

erventar8rebentar8reevntar8revenatr8revenntar9reventarr9reventra8reventtar9
Misspelling Variants of "reventar"

Frequency rank: #16,446 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reventar"?
"reventar" is spelled R-E-V-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "reventar" mean?
As a verb, "reventar" means: Dicho especialmente de una cámara de aire: resquebrajarse violentamente por presión interior y expulsar el aire que contiene.
What words are commonly confused with "reventar"?
"reventar" is commonly confused with "reventó", "revertir", "revienta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reventar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reventar" is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reventar" come from?
"reventar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.