Which to use
“revés” and “river” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,647
- “revés” frequency rank
- #3,289
- “river” frequency rank
- 7936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revés | river |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El lado de cualquier objeto enfrente de la parte de delante o el lado invisible de cualquier objeto. | En el póquer, quinta y última carta que se coloca boca arriba después del flop y del turn. |
Where the eye mixes revés and river
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revés and river
A purely visual mix-up. revés ([reˈβ̞es]) and river ([ˈriβ̞eɾ]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revés is recorded at frequency rank #4,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞es]. river is at rank #3,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈriβ̞eɾ].
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 7936, this pair ranks #306,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revés vs river
Shared letters: erv. Private to "revés": sé. Private to "river": i.
"revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "river" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- river ← irver · riber · rievr · riverr · rivre · rivver · rriver · rvier
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revés" and "river" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revés" or "river"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "river" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revés" and "river" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revés vs reveses". 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 #306,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.