reventarvsreventóTell them apart

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

#16,446
“reventar” frequency rank
#38,363
“reventó” frequency rank
54809
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reventar reventó
Definition Dicho especialmente de una cámara de aire: resquebrajarse violentamente por presión interior y expulsar el aire que contiene. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reventar.

Where the eye mixes reventar and reventó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reventar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against reventó's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reventar
7 ch
reventó

Why the eye confuses reventar with reventó

A purely visual mix-up. reventar ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and reventó ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reventar is recorded at frequency rank #16,446, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 54809, this pair ranks #81,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reventar vs reventó

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "reventar": a. Private to "reventó": ó.

"reventar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reventar ← erventar · rebentar · reevntar · revenatr · revenntar · reventarr · reventra · reventtar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reventar" and "reventó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reventar" or "reventó"?
"reventar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,446 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reventar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reventó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reventar" and "reventó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reventó vs reviente". 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 #81,709 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