revista

[reˈβ̞ist̪a]

/[reˈβ̞ist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“revista” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,125
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.

Corpus desk

Index ES-revista · revista · Spanish

revista · rank #1,125 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,125
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reunión

Nearest frequency peer: Reunión (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “revista”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “revista” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

revista vs reviste
86% similar
revista vs revistas
88% similar
revista vs resta
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for revista
PropertyValue
Headwordrevista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈβ̞ist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,125
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “revista”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).revistacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Reunión” (#1,124), “solución” (#1,126), “responsabilidad” (#1,123). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “revista” va en #1,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around revista (IPA [reˈβ̞ist̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,125 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for revista, with forms such as "ervista", "rebista", and "reivsta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reviste", "revistas", "resta", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is revista, spelled R-E-V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.
  2. 2
    En especial, examen formal que un supervisor o comandante hace de las personas o asuntos a su cargo.
  3. 3
    Formación que adopta una tropa para que un general o jefe las reviste₂ o inspeccione y conozca el estado de su instrucción, etc.
  4. 4
    Publicación que revé o revisa producciones artísticas y literarias.
  5. 5
    Más generalmente, publicación periódica y habitualmente efímera que ofrece una revista₁ de temas de novedad, entretenimiento o académicos.
  6. 6
    Subgénero dramático de la comedia que se desenvuelve en un tipo de espectáculo que combina música, baile y, muchas veces, también breves escenas teatrales o sketches humorísticos o satíricos.
  7. 7
    Vista que en segundo o posterior lugar se hace de un pleito.
  8. 8
    Revisión de un juicio criminal ante un tribunal diferente que se hace en vista de errores en el inicial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how revista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El ejército está acampado, se le ha pasado revista y está dispuesto ahí, junto al sagrado Calícoro.

Synonyms

teatro de revista

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervista
  • rebista
  • reivsta
  • revisat
  • revissta
  • revistta
  • revitsa
  • revsita
  • revvista
  • rrevista
  • rveista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of revista - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ervista2rebista1reivsta2revisat2revissta1revistta1revitsa2revsita2
Edit distance from "revista"

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 "revista"?
"revista" is spelled R-E-V-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈβ̞ist̪a].
What does "revista" mean?
As a noun, "revista" means: Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.
What words are commonly confused with "revista"?
"revista" is commonly confused with "reviste", "revistas", "resta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revista" is [reˈβ̞ist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "revista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list