Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "reventar" or "reventó"?
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.