Which to use
“reciben” and “revisen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,513
- “reciben” frequency rank
- #19,238
- “revisen” frequency rank
- 22751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reciben | revisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes reciben and revisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reciben and revisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reciben vs revisen
A purely visual mix-up. reciben ([reˈsiβ̞ẽn]) and revisen ([reˈβ̞isẽn]) 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 22751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reciben is recorded at frequency rank #3,513, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞ẽn]. revisen is at rank #19,238, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isẽn].
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 22751, this pair ranks #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reciben vs revisen
Shared letters: einr. Private to "reciben": bc. Private to "revisen": sv.
"reciben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reciben" and "revisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reciben" or "revisen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reciben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reciben" and "revisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisen vs reviste". 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 #248,888 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.