reírsevsreviséConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,951
“reírse” frequency rank
#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
50190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reírse revisé
Definition Mostrar alegría con movimientos de la boca y de la cara emitiendo sonidos no articulados. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes reírse and revisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reírse (CVVCCV) and revisé (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
reírse
6 ch
revisé

Why the eye confuses reírse with revisé

A purely visual mix-up. reírse ([reˈiɾse]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reírse is recorded at frequency rank #14,951, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiɾse]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].

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 50190, this pair ranks #104,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reírse vs revisé

Shared letters: ers. Private to "reírse": í. Private to "revisé": ivé.

"reírse" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reírse" for "revisé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈiɾse] versus [reβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reírse" or "revisé"?
"reírse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,951 in our Spanish list, against #35,239 for "revisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reírse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #104,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reírse" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé vs reviste". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #104,596 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