Which to use
“recitar” and “revisar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,220
- “recitar” frequency rank
- #3,442
- “revisar” frequency rank
- 33662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recitar | revisar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decir en voz alta y ante un público un discurso, mensaje, cuento o texto. | Mirar atentamente |
Where the eye mixes recitar and revisar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recitar with revisar
A purely visual mix-up. recitar ([resiˈt̪aɾ]) and revisar ([reβ̞iˈsaɾ]) 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 33662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recitar is recorded at frequency rank #30,220, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈt̪aɾ]. revisar is at rank #3,442, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsaɾ].
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 33662, this pair ranks #195,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recitar vs revisar
Shared letters: aeir. Private to "recitar": ct. Private to "revisar": sv.
"recitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recitar" and "revisar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recitar" or "revisar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recitar" and "revisar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recitar" and "revisar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recitar vs rectal". 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 #195,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.