reposarvsrevocarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,142
“reposar” frequency rank
#15,956
“revocar” frequency rank
44098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reposar revocar
Definition Descansar, dar intermisión a la fatiga o al trabajo. Anular lo concedido o mandado.

Where the eye mixes reposar and revocar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reposar
7 ch
revocar

Why the eye confuses reposar with revocar

A purely visual mix-up. reposar ([repoˈsaɾ]) and revocar ([reβ̞oˈkaɾ]) 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 44098, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reposar is recorded at frequency rank #28,142, classified as averb, pronounced [repoˈsaɾ]. revocar is at rank #15,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞oˈkaɾ].

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 44098, this pair ranks #138,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reposar vs revocar

Shared letters: aeor. Private to "reposar": ps. Private to "revocar": cv.

"reposar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revocar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reposarerposar · reopsar · repoasr · reposarr · reposra · repossar · repposar · repsoar
  • revocarervocar · rebocar · reovcar · revcoar · revoacr · revocarr · revoccar · revocra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reposar" and "revocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repoˈsaɾ] versus [reβ̞oˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reposar" vs "revocar" - which ranks higher?
"revocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,956 in our Spanish list, against #28,142 for "reposar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reposar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reposar" and "revocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasar vs reposar". 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 #138,911 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