revientavsrevueltaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#24,632
“revienta” frequency rank
#9,196
“revuelta” frequency rank
33828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revienta revuelta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reventar. Alboroto generado por una multitud, que perturba el orden o la paz.

Where the eye mixes revienta and revuelta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revienta and revuelta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
revienta
8 ch
revuelta

Why the eye confuses revienta with revuelta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revienta is [reˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪a] while revuelta is [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪a]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33828, 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]. revuelta is at rank #9,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪a].

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 33828, this pair ranks #194,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revienta vs revuelta

Shared letters: aertv. Private to "revienta": in. Private to "revuelta": lu.

"revienta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "revuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revienta ← ervienta · rebienta · reiventa · reveinta · revienat · reviennta · revientta · revietna
  • revuelta ← ervuelta · rebuelta · reuvelta · reveulta · revuelat · revuellta · revueltta · revuetla

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revienta" and "revuelta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revienta" is a verb and "revuelta" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revienta" or "revuelta"?
"revuelta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,196 in our Spanish list, against #24,632 for "revienta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "revuelta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revienta" and "revuelta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revienta 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 #194,688 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