repitanvsrevisanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#25,437
“repitan” frequency rank
#25,036
“revisan” frequency rank
50473
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repitan revisan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes repitan and revisan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repitan and revisan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
repitan
7 ch
revisan

Look-alike desk: repitan vs revisan

A purely visual mix-up. repitan ([reˈpit̪ãn]) and revisan ([reˈβ̞isãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repitan is recorded at frequency rank #25,437, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ãn]. revisan is at rank #25,036, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isãn].

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 50473, this pair ranks #103,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repitan vs revisan

Shared letters: aeinr. Private to "repitan": pt. Private to "revisan": sv.

"repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revisan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitan ← erpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian
  • revisan ← ervisan · rebisan · reivsan · reviasn · revisann · revisna · revissan · revsian

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repitan" and "revisan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪ãn] versus [reˈβ̞isãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repitan" vs "revisan" - which ranks higher?
"revisan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,036 in our Spanish list, against #25,437 for "repitan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repitan" and "revisan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisan 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 #103,018 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