Which to use
“revés” and “roles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,647
- “revés” frequency rank
- #8,872
- “roles” frequency rank
- 13519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revés | roles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El lado de cualquier objeto enfrente de la parte de delante o el lado invisible de cualquier objeto. | Forma del plural de rol. |
Where the eye mixes revés and roles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revés and roles
A purely visual mix-up. revés ([reˈβ̞es]) and roles ([ˈroles]) 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 13519, 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]. roles is at rank #8,872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroles].
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 13519, this pair ranks #287,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revés vs roles
Shared letters: ers. Private to "revés": vé. Private to "roles": lo.
"revés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "roles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- roles ← orles · rloes · roels · roless · rolles · rolse · rroles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revés" for "roles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revés" vs "roles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revés" and "roles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "roles vs roller". 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 #287,566 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.