resueltovsrevueloTell them apart

Quick tell: resuelto is a adjective, revuelo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resuelto” is an adjective and “revuelo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,586
“resuelto” frequency rank
#19,552
“revuelo” frequency rank
26138
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelto revuelo
Definition Determinado, decidido. Agitación o confusión provocada por algún hecho impactante.

Where the eye mixes resuelto and revuelo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resuelto runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against revuelo's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resuelto
7 ch
revuelo

Visual trap between resuelto and revuelo

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resuelto is [reˈswel̪t̪o] while revuelo is [reˈβ̞welo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelto is recorded at frequency rank #6,586, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪o]. revuelo is at rank #19,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞welo].

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 26138, this pair ranks #233,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelto vs revuelo

Shared letters: eloru. Private to "resuelto": st. Private to "revuelo": v.

"resuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "revuelo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltoersuelto · reseulto · ressuelto · resuellto · resuelot · resueltto · resuetlo · resuleto
  • revueloervuelo · rebuelo · reuvelo · reveulo · revuello · revueol · revuleo · revvuelo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resuelto" and "revuelo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resuelto" is an adjective and "revuelo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resuelto" or "revuelo" show up more?
"resuelto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,586 in our Spanish list, against #19,552 for "revuelo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revuelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelto" and "revuelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reguero vs revuelo". 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 #233,112 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