reventóvsrevientaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#38,363
“reventó” frequency rank
#24,632
“revienta” frequency rank
62995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes reventó and revienta

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

7 ch
reventó
8 ch
revienta

Visual trap between reventó and revienta

A purely visual mix-up. reventó ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reventó is recorded at frequency rank #38,363, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]. 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 62995, this pair ranks #50,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reventó vs revienta

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "reventó": ó. Private to "revienta": ai.

"reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "revienta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revienta ← ervienta · rebienta · reiventa · reveinta · revienat · reviennta · revientta · revietna

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reventó" and "revienta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o] versus [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reventó" or "revienta"?
"revienta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,632 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reventó" 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 #50,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reventó" and "revienta" 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 #50,184 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