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

#49,253
“revierte” frequency rank
#48,672
“reviste” frequency rank
97925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revierte reviste
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reverter. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever.

Where the eye mixes revierte and reviste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revierte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against reviste's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
revierte
7 ch
reviste

Look-alike desk: revierte vs reviste

A purely visual mix-up. revierte ([reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]) and reviste ([reˈβ̞ist̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revierte is recorded at frequency rank #49,253, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e]. reviste is at rank #48,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪e].

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 97925, this pair ranks #115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revierte vs reviste

Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "revierte": -. Private to "reviste": s.

"revierte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revierteervierte · rebierte · reiverte · reveirte · revieret · revierrte · reviertte · revietre
  • revisteerviste · rebiste · reivste · reviset · revisste · revistte · revitse · revsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revierte" for "reviste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞jeɾt̪e] versus [reˈβ̞ist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revierte" or "reviste"?
"reviste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #48,672 in our Spanish list, against #49,253 for "revierte". 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 "revierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revierte" and "reviste" 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 #115 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