Which to use
“reventó” is a verb and “revuelto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,363
- “reventó” frequency rank
- #25,037
- “revuelto” frequency rank
- 63400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reventó | revuelto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reventar. | Sin orden ni concierto. |
Where the eye mixes reventó and revuelto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reventó runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revuelto's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reventó and revuelto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reventó is [reβ̞ẽn̪ˈt̪o] while revuelto is [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63400, 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]. revuelto is at rank #25,037, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o].
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 63400, this pair ranks #48,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reventó vs revuelto
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "reventó": nó. Private to "revuelto": lou.
"reventó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revuelto ← ervuelto · rebuelto · reuvelto · reveulto · revuellto · revuelot · revueltto · revuetlo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reventó" and "revuelto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reventó" or "revuelto" show up more?
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 "revuelto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reventó" and "revuelto" 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 #48,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.