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.
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?
Frequency check: "reventó" vs "reviente" - which ranks higher?
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.