resueltosvsrevueltoConfusable pair

Quick tell: resueltos is a participle, revuelto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resueltos” is a participle and “revuelto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,275
“resueltos” frequency rank
#25,037
“revuelto” frequency rank
42312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resueltos revuelto
Definition Forma del plural de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. Sin orden ni concierto.

Where the eye mixes resueltos and revuelto

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

9 ch
resueltos
8 ch
revuelto

Look-alike desk: resueltos vs revuelto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resueltos is [reˈswel̪t̪os] while revuelto is [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resueltos is recorded at frequency rank #17,275, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪os]. revuelto is at rank #25,037, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o].

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 42312, this pair ranks #148,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resueltos vs revuelto

Shared letters: elortu. Private to "resueltos": s. Private to "revuelto": v.

"resueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "revuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltosersueltos · reseultos · ressueltos · resuelltos · resuelots · resueltoss · resueltso · resuelttos
  • revueltoervuelto · rebuelto · reuvelto · reveulto · revuellto · revuelot · revueltto · revuetlo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resueltos" and "revuelto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resueltos" is a participle and "revuelto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resueltos" or "revuelto" show up more?
"resueltos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,275 in our Spanish list, against #25,037 for "revuelto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resueltos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revuelto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resueltos" and "revuelto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reventó vs revuelto". 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 #148,927 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