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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- 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.