revista
[reˈβ̞ist̪a]
The verdict
“revista” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,125 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,125
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reˈβ̞ist̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,125 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “revista” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for revista is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈβ̞ist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,125 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.
- 2En especial, examen formal que un supervisor o comandante hace de las personas o asuntos a su cargo.
- 3Formación que adopta una tropa para que un general o jefe las reviste₂ o inspeccione y conozca el estado de su instrucción, etc.
- 4Publicación que revé o revisa producciones artísticas y literarias.
- 5Más generalmente, publicación periódica y habitualmente efímera que ofrece una revista₁ de temas de novedad, entretenimiento o académicos.
- 6Subgénero 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.
- 7Vista que en segundo o posterior lugar se hace de un pleito.
- 8Revisión de un juicio criminal ante un tribunal diferente que se hace en vista de errores en el inicial.
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “revista”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-V-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈβ̞ist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reviste” - see the side-by-side comparison. revista vs reviste
- 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.