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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regido" for "reviso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regido" vs "reviso" - which ranks higher?
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.