restavsrevistaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,415
“resta” frequency rank
#1,125
“revista” frequency rank
11540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resta revista
Definition Residuo de alguna cantidad pecuniaria. Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.

Where the eye mixes resta and revista

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

5 ch
resta
7 ch
revista

Look-alike desk: resta vs revista

A purely visual mix-up. resta ([ˈrest̪a]) and revista ([reˈβ̞ist̪a]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resta is recorded at frequency rank #10,415, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrest̪a]. revista is at rank #1,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪a].

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 11540, this pair ranks #294,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resta vs revista

Shared letters: aerst. Private to "resta": -. Private to "revista": iv.

"resta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • restaersta · resat · ressta · restta · retsa · rresta · rseta
  • revistaervista · rebista · reivsta · revisat · revissta · revistta · revitsa · revsita

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resta" and "revista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrest̪a] versus [reˈβ̞ist̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resta" or "revista"?
"revista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our Spanish list, against #10,415 for "resta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resta" and "revista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasta vs resta". 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 #294,732 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