repuestosvsrevueltosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,695
“repuestos” frequency rank
#29,379
“revueltos” frequency rank
44074
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repuestos revueltos
Definition Forma del plural de repuesto, participio irregular de reponer o de reponerse. Forma del plural de revuelto, participio de revolver.

Where the eye mixes repuestos and revueltos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repuestos and revueltos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
repuestos
9 ch
revueltos

Why the eye confuses repuestos with revueltos

A purely visual mix-up. repuestos ([reˈpwest̪os]) and revueltos ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) 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 44074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repuestos is recorded at frequency rank #14,695, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈpwest̪os]. revueltos is at rank #29,379, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os].

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 44074, this pair ranks #139,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repuestos vs revueltos

Shared letters: eorstu. Private to "repuestos": p. Private to "revueltos": lv.

"repuestos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "revueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repuestoserpuestos · repeustos · reppuestos · repuesots · repuesstos · repuestoss · repuestso · repuesttos
  • revueltoservueltos · rebueltos · reuveltos · reveultos · revuelltos · revuelots · revueltoss · revueltso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repuestos" and "revueltos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpwest̪os] versus [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repuestos" or "revueltos"?
"repuestos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,695 in our Spanish list, against #29,379 for "revueltos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "repuestos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revueltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,065 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repuestos" and "revueltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuentos vs revueltos". 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 #139,065 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