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

#21,477
“resuelta” frequency rank
#14,698
“revueltas” frequency rank
36175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelta revueltas
Definition Forma del femenino de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. Forma del femenino plural de revuelto, participio de revolver.

Where the eye mixes resuelta and revueltas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resuelta runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against revueltas's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resuelta
9 ch
revueltas

Why the eye confuses resuelta with revueltas

A purely visual mix-up. resuelta ([reˈswel̪t̪a]) and revueltas ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as]) 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 36175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelta is recorded at frequency rank #21,477, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪a]. revueltas is at rank #14,698, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as].

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 36175, this pair ranks #182,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelta vs revueltas

Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resuelta": -. Private to "revueltas": v.

"resuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "revueltas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltaersuelta · reseulta · ressuelta · resuelat · resuellta · resueltta · resuetla · resuleta
  • revueltaservueltas · rebueltas · reuveltas · reveultas · revuelats · revuelltas · revueltass · revueltsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resuelta" and "revueltas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswel̪t̪a] versus [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resuelta" or "revueltas" show up more?
"revueltas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,698 in our Spanish list, against #21,477 for "resuelta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revueltas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelta" and "revueltas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resuelta vs resultas". 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 #182,058 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