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Which to use

“revienta” and “reviente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,632
“revienta” frequency rank
#48,051
“reviente” frequency rank
72683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revienta reviente
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reventar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de reventar.

Where the eye mixes revienta and reviente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
revienta
8 ch
reviente

Look-alike desk: revienta vs reviente

A purely visual mix-up. revienta ([reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a]) and reviente ([reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “revienta” becomes e in “reviente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revienta is recorded at frequency rank #24,632, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a]. reviente is at rank #48,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e].

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 72683, this pair ranks #24,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revienta vs reviente

Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "revienta": a. Private to "reviente": -.

"revienta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "reviente" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revientaervienta · rebienta · reiventa · reveinta · revienat · reviennta · revientta · revietna
  • revienteerviente · rebiente · reivente · reveinte · revienet · reviennte · revientte · revietne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revienta" and "reviente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a] versus [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revienta" or "reviente"?
"revienta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,632 in our Spanish list, against #48,051 for "reviente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revienta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revienta" and "reviente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reviente vs revierte". 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 #24,867 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