resuelvavsrevuelveConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,450
“resuelva” frequency rank
#34,321
“revuelve” frequency rank
48771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelva revuelve
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resolver o de resolverse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revolver.

Where the eye mixes resuelva and revuelve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resuelva
8 ch
revuelve

Visual trap between resuelva and revuelve

A purely visual mix-up. resuelva ([reˈswelβ̞a]) and revuelve ([reˈβ̞welβ̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelva is recorded at frequency rank #14,450, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞a]. revuelve is at rank #34,321, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞welβ̞e].

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 48771, this pair ranks #112,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelva vs revuelve

Shared letters: elruv. Private to "resuelva": as. Private to "revuelve": -.

"resuelva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "revuelve" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resuelvaersuelva · reseulva · ressuelva · resuelav · resuelba · resuellva · resuelvva · resuevla
  • revuelveervuelve · rebuelbe · reuvelve · reveulve · revuelev · revuellve · revuelvve · revuevle

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resuelva" and "revuelve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswelβ̞a] versus [reˈβ̞welβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resuelva" vs "revuelve" - which ranks higher?
"resuelva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,450 in our Spanish list, against #34,321 for "revuelve". 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 "resuelva" and "revuelve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revuelve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelva" and "revuelve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remueve vs revuelve". 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 #112,642 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