remisiónvsrevisiónWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,596
“remisión” frequency rank
#3,360
“revisión” frequency rank
29956
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remisión revisión
Definition Acción o efecto de remitir. Acción o efecto de revisar y rever

Where the eye mixes remisión and revisión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remisión and revisión follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
remisión
8 ch
revisión

Why the eye confuses remisión with revisión

A purely visual mix-up. remisión ([remiˈsjõn]) and revisión ([reβ̞iˈsjõn]) 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 a single letter - m in “remisión” becomes v in “revisión”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remisión is recorded at frequency rank #26,596, classified as anoun, pronounced [remiˈsjõn]. revisión is at rank #3,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsjõn].

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 29956, this pair ranks #214,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remisión vs revisión

Shared letters: einrsó. Private to "remisión": m. Private to "revisión": v.

"remisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "revisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remisión" and "revisión" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([remiˈsjõn] versus [reβ̞iˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remisión" vs "revisión" - which ranks higher?
"revisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,360 in our Spanish list, against #26,596 for "remisión". 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 "remisión" and "revisión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #214,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remisión" and "revisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remisión vs rescisión". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #214,407 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