Which to use
“remolque” and “revoque” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,170
- “remolque” frequency rank
- #44,425
- “revoque” frequency rank
- 66595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remolque | revoque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de remolcar. | Acción y efecto de revocar las casas y las paredes. |
Where the eye mixes remolque and revoque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses remolque with revoque
A purely visual mix-up. remolque ([reˈmolke]) and revoque ([reˈβ̞oke]) 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 66595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remolque is recorded at frequency rank #22,170, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈmolke]. revoque is at rank #44,425, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞oke].
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 66595, this pair ranks #39,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remolque vs revoque
Shared letters: eoqru. Private to "remolque": lm. Private to "revoque": v.
"remolque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "revoque" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "remolque" for "revoque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "remolque" or "revoque"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "remolque" and "revoque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remolque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remolque" and "revoque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retoques vs revoque". 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 #39,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.