reventarvsrevientaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,446
“reventar” frequency rank
#24,632
“revienta” frequency rank
41078
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reventar revienta
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 presente de indicativo de reventar.

Where the eye mixes reventar and revienta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reventar (CVCVCCVC) and revienta (CVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
reventar
8 ch
revienta

Look-alike desk: reventar vs revienta

A purely visual mix-up. reventar ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and revienta ([reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41078, 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]. revienta is at rank #24,632, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a].

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 41078, this pair ranks #155,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reventar vs revienta

Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "reventar": -. Private to "revienta": i.

"reventar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "revienta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reventar ← erventar · rebentar · reevntar · revenatr · revenntar · reventarr · reventra · reventtar
  • revienta ← ervienta · rebienta · reiventa · reveinta · revienat · reviennta · revientta · revietna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reventar" for "revienta" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reventar" or "revienta"?
"reventar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,446 in our Spanish list, against #24,632 for "revienta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "reventar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revienta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reventar" and "revienta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revienta vs revierte". 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 #155,624 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