recibavsrevisaConfusable pair

Which to use

“reciba” and “revisa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,704
“reciba” frequency rank
#7,353
“revisa” frequency rank
16057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reciba revisa
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de recibir o de recibirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes reciba and revisa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reciba and revisa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
reciba
6 ch
revisa

Why the eye confuses reciba with revisa

A purely visual mix-up. reciba ([reˈsiβ̞a]) and revisa ([reˈβ̞isa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reciba is recorded at frequency rank #8,704, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞a]. revisa is at rank #7,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isa].

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 16057, this pair ranks #277,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reciba vs revisa

Shared letters: aeir. Private to "reciba": bc. Private to "revisa": sv.

"reciba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibaerciba · rceiba · recbia · recciba · reciab · recibba · reciva · reicba
  • revisaervisa · rebisa · reivsa · revias · revissa · revsia · revvisa · rrevisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reciba" and "revisa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsiβ̞a] versus [reˈβ̞isa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reciba" vs "revisa" - which ranks higher?
"revisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,353 in our Spanish list, against #8,704 for "reciba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reciba" and "revisa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reciba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #277,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reciba" and "revisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reciba vs riba". 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 #277,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list