revesesvsrevisasConfusable pair

Quick tell: reveses is a noun, revisas is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reveses” is a noun and “revisas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,582
“reveses” frequency rank
#44,424
“revisas” frequency rank
90006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reveses revisas
Definition Forma del plural de revés. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes reveses and revisas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reveses and revisas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
reveses
7 ch
revisas

Look-alike desk: reveses vs revisas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reveses is [reˈβ̞eses] while revisas is [reˈβ̞isas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reveses is recorded at frequency rank #45,582, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞eses]. revisas is at rank #44,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isas].

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 90006, this pair ranks #2,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reveses vs revisas

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "reveses": -. Private to "revisas": ai.

"reveses" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revisas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveseserveses · rebeses · reevses · reveces · reveess · revesess · revesse · revesses
  • revisaservisas · rebisas · reivsas · reviass · revisass · revissas · revsias · revvisas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reveses" and "revisas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reveses" is a noun and "revisas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reveses" or "revisas"?
"revisas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,424 in our Spanish list, against #45,582 for "reveses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reveses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reveses" and "revisas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisas vs reviste". 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 #2,765 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