Which to use
“reside” and “revisé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,489
- “reside” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “revisé” frequency rank
- 42728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reside | revisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de residir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes reside and revisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reside and revisé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reside with revisé
A purely visual mix-up. reside ([reˈsið̞e]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reside is recorded at frequency rank #7,489, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsið̞e]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].
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 42728, this pair ranks #146,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reside vs revisé
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "reside": d. Private to "revisé": vé.
"reside" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reside ← erside · recide · reisde · resdie · residde · resied · resside · rreside
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reside" for "revisé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reside" vs "revisé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reside" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reside" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé 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 #146,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.