remolquevsrevoqueConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
remolque
7 ch
revoque

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

  • remolqueermolque · remloque · remmolque · remollque · remolqeu · remolqque · remoluqe · remoqlue
  • revoqueervoque · reboque · reovque · revoqeu · revoqque · revouqe · revqoue · revvoque

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remolque" for "revoque" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmolke] versus [reˈβ̞oke]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remolque" or "revoque"?
"remolque" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,170 in our Spanish list, against #44,425 for "revoque". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list