regidovsrevisoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,844
“regido” frequency rank
#29,378
“reviso” frequency rank
62222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regido reviso
Definition Participio de regir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes regido and reviso

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

6 ch
regido
6 ch
reviso

Why the eye confuses regido with reviso

A purely visual mix-up. regido ([reˈxið̞o]) and reviso ([reˈβ̞iso]) 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 62222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regido is recorded at frequency rank #32,844, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxið̞o]. reviso is at rank #29,378, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞iso].

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 62222, this pair ranks #52,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regido vs reviso

Shared letters: eior. Private to "regido": dg. Private to "reviso": sv.

"regido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reviso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regido ← ergido · regdio · reggido · regiddo · regiod · reigdo · rgeido · rregido
  • reviso ← erviso · rebiso · reivso · revios · revisso · revsio · revviso · rreviso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "regido" for "reviso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxið̞o] versus [reˈβ̞iso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regido" vs "reviso" - which ranks higher?
"reviso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,378 in our Spanish list, against #32,844 for "regido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regido" and "reviso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs regido". 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 #52,766 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