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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repuestos" and "revueltos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repuestos" or "revueltos"?
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.