reventóvsrevienteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,363
“reventó” frequency rank
#48,051
“reviente” frequency rank
86414
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes reventó and reviente

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

7 ch
reventó
8 ch
reviente

Look-alike desk: reventó vs reviente

A purely visual mix-up. reventó ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o]) and reviente ([reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]) 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 86414, 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]. reviente is at rank #48,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e].

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 86414, this pair ranks #5,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reventó vs reviente

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "reventó": ó. Private to "reviente": i.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reviente ← erviente · rebiente · reivente · reveinte · revienet · reviennte · revientte · revietne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reventó" for "reviente" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o] versus [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reventó" vs "reviente" - which ranks higher?
"reventó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,363 in our Spanish list, against #48,051 for "reviente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "reviente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reventó" and "reviente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reviente 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 #5,309 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