registrevsrevisteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,092
“registre” frequency rank
#48,672
“reviste” frequency rank
79764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registre reviste
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de registrar o de registrarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever.

Where the eye mixes registre and reviste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. registre runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against reviste's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
registre
7 ch
reviste

Visual trap between registre and reviste

A purely visual mix-up. registre ([reˈxist̪ɾe]) and reviste ([reˈβ̞ist̪e]) 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 79764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registre is recorded at frequency rank #31,092, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxist̪ɾe]. reviste is at rank #48,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪e].

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 79764, this pair ranks #12,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of registre vs reviste

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "registre": g. Private to "reviste": v.

"registre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registreergistre · reggistre · regisrte · regisstre · register · registrre · registtre · regitsre
  • revisteerviste · rebiste · reivste · reviset · revisste · revistte · revitse · revsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "registre" and "reviste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxist̪ɾe] versus [reˈβ̞ist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "registre" or "reviste"?
"registre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,092 in our Spanish list, against #48,672 for "reviste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "registre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registre" and "reviste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revierte 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 #12,570 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