reírtevsrevierteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#37,308
“reírte” frequency rank
#49,253
“revierte” frequency rank
86561
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reírte revierte
Definition Reír, con el enclítico te (pronombre). Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reverter.

Where the eye mixes reírte and revierte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reírte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against revierte's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reírte
8 ch
revierte

Look-alike desk: reírte vs revierte

A purely visual mix-up. reírte ([reˈiɾt̪e]) and revierte ([reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reírte is recorded at frequency rank #37,308, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiɾt̪e]. revierte is at rank #49,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e].

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 86561, this pair ranks #5,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reírte vs revierte

Shared letters: ert. Private to "reírte": í. Private to "revierte": iv.

"reírte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "revierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revierte ← ervierte · rebierte · reiverte · reveirte · revieret · revierrte · reviertte · revietre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reírte" and "revierte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈiɾt̪e] versus [reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reírte" or "revierte"?
"reírte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,308 in our Spanish list, against #49,253 for "revierte". 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 "reírte" and "revierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reírte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reírte" and "revierte" 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 #5,210 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