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Which to use

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

#9,883
“recuento” frequency rank
#38,363
“reventó” frequency rank
48246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recuento reventó
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de recontar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reventar.

Where the eye mixes recuento and reventó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recuento runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against reventó's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
recuento
7 ch
reventó

Visual trap between recuento and reventó

A purely visual mix-up. recuento ([reˈkwẽn̪t̪o]) and reventó ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recuento is recorded at frequency rank #9,883, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkwẽn̪t̪o]. reventó is at rank #38,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o].

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 48246, this pair ranks #115,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recuento vs reventó

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "recuento": cou. Private to "reventó": vó.

"recuento" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recuento ← ercuento · rceuento · reccuento · receunto · recuennto · recuenot · recuentto · recuetno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recuento" for "reventó" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkwẽn̪t̪o] versus [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recuento" vs "reventó" - which ranks higher?
"recuento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,883 in our Spanish list, against #38,363 for "reventó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recuento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reventó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recuento" and "reventó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reventó vs reviente". 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 #115,522 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