Which to use
“repente” is a noun and “reventó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,903
- “repente” frequency rank
- #38,363
- “reventó” frequency rank
- 41266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repente | reventó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Movimiento o suceso imprevisto o sorprendente. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reventar. |
Where the eye mixes repente and reventó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repente and reventó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repente and reventó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repente is [reˈpẽn̪t̪e] while reventó is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repente is recorded at frequency rank #2,903, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpẽn̪t̪e]. reventó is at rank #38,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o].
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 41266, this pair ranks #154,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repente vs reventó
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "repente": p. Private to "reventó": vó.
"repente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repente ← erpente · reepnte · repenet · repennte · repentte · repetne · repnete · reppente
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repente" for "reventó" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repente" or "reventó" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reventó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repente" and "reventó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reventó vs reviente". 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 #154,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.