rescisiónvsrevisiónWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,834
“rescisión” frequency rank
#3,360
“revisión” frequency rank
41194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rescisión revisión
Definition Anulación o invalidación de un acto (especialmente un contrato) que era plenamente válido y obligatorio en condiciones normales, poniendo fin a los efectos que estaban en curso de cumplimiento Acción o efecto de revisar y rever

Where the eye mixes rescisión and revisión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
rescisión
8 ch
revisión

Look-alike desk: rescisión vs revisión

A purely visual mix-up. rescisión ([resiˈsjõn]) and revisión ([reβ̞iˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rescisión is recorded at frequency rank #37,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [resiˈsjõn]. revisión is at rank #3,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsjõn].

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 41194, this pair ranks #154,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rescisión vs revisión

Shared letters: einrsó. Private to "rescisión": c. Private to "revisión": v.

"rescisión" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "revisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rescisión" and "revisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resiˈsjõn] versus [reβ̞iˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rescisión" or "revisión"?
"revisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,360 in our Spanish list, against #37,834 for "rescisión". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "rescisión" and "revisión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rescisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #154,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rescisión" and "revisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remisión vs rescisión". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #154,978 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