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

#17,275
“resueltos” frequency rank
#29,379
“revueltos” frequency rank
46654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resueltos revueltos
Definition Forma del plural de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. Forma del plural de revuelto, participio de revolver.

Where the eye mixes resueltos and revueltos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resueltos and revueltos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
resueltos
9 ch
revueltos

Visual trap between resueltos and revueltos

A purely visual mix-up. resueltos ([reˈswel̪t̪os]) and revueltos ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) 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 a single letter - s in “resueltos” becomes v in “revueltos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46654, 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]. revueltos is at rank #29,379, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os].

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 46654, this pair ranks #124,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resueltos vs revueltos

Shared letters: elorstu. Private to "resueltos": -. Private to "revueltos": v.

"resueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "revueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltosersueltos · reseultos · ressueltos · resuelltos · resuelots · resueltoss · resueltso · resuelttos
  • revueltoservueltos · rebueltos · reuveltos · reveultos · revuelltos · revuelots · revueltoss · revueltso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resueltos" and "revueltos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswel̪t̪os] versus [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resueltos" vs "revueltos" - which ranks higher?
"resueltos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,275 in our Spanish list, against #29,379 for "revueltos". 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 "resueltos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revueltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resueltos" and "revueltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuentos vs revueltos". 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 #124,529 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