Which to use
“retire” and “revisé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,947
- “retire” frequency rank
- #35,239
- “revisé” frequency rank
- 50186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retire | revisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de retirar o de retirarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes retire and revisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. retire and revisé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses retire with revisé
A purely visual mix-up. retire ([reˈt̪iɾe]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retire is recorded at frequency rank #14,947, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾe]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].
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 50186, this pair ranks #104,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retire vs revisé
Shared letters: eir. Private to "retire": t. Private to "revisé": své.
"retire" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retire ← ertire · reitre · retier · retirre · retrie · rettire · rretire · rteire
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "retire" and "revisé" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "retire" vs "revisé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retire" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé vs reviste". 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 #104,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.