Which to use
“reveses” is a noun and “revisen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,582
- “reveses” frequency rank
- #19,238
- “revisen” frequency rank
- 64820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reveses | revisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de revés. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes reveses and revisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reveses and revisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reveses vs revisen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reveses is [reˈβ̞eses] while revisen is [reˈβ̞isẽn]. 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 64820, 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]. revisen is at rank #19,238, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isẽn].
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 64820, this pair ranks #44,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reveses vs revisen
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "reveses": -. Private to "revisen": in.
"reveses" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reveses" for "revisen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "reveses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reveses" and "revisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reese 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 #44,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.