revestir

[reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ]

/[reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“revestir” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #65,691 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#65,691
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cubrir con un revestimiento.

Key facts for revestir
PropertyValue
Headwordrevestir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “revestir” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). revestir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for revestir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #65,691 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

revestir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is revestir, spelled R-E-V-E-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cubrir con un revestimiento.
  2. 2
    Presentar algo una determinada cualidad, principalmente una abstracta.
  3. 3
    Vestir una ropa sobre otra. Se dice especialmente del sacerdote cuando sale a decir misa, por ponerse los ornamentos sobre el vestido.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revestir"?
"revestir" is spelled R-E-V-E-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ].
What does "revestir" mean?
As a verb, "revestir" means: Cubrir con un revestimiento.
How do you pronounce "revestir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revestir" is [reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revestir" come from?
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Using “revestir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-V-E-S-T-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reβ̞esˈt̪iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list