reventadovsreventóWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reventado is a adjective, reventó is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reventado” is an adjective and “reventó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,362
“reventado” frequency rank
#38,363
“reventó” frequency rank
76725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reventado reventó
Definition Cansado, exhausto. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reventar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reventado and reventó apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
reventado
7 ch
reventó

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reventado is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o] while reventó is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reventado is recorded at frequency rank #38,362, classified as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. reventó is at rank #38,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o].

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 76725, this pair ranks #17,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reventado vs reventó

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "reventado": ado. Private to "reventó": ó.

"reventado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reventadoerventado · rebentado · reevntado · revenatdo · revenntado · reventaddo · reventaod · reventdao

Frequency comparison

reventado#38,362
reventó#38,363

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reventado" and "reventó" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reventado" is an adjective and "reventó" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reventado" or "reventó"?
"reventado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,362 in our Spanish list, against #38,363 for "reventó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reventado vs reventó

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “reventado”; for a verb, it's “reventó”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reventado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list