RevillavsrevisaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Revilla is a name, revisa is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Revilla” is a name and “revisa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,822
“Revilla” frequency rank
#7,353
“revisa” frequency rank
37175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Revilla revisa
Definition Apellido. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes Revilla and revisa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Revilla runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revisa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Revilla
6 ch
revisa

Why the eye confuses Revilla with revisa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Revilla is [reˈβ̞iʝa] while revisa is [reˈβ̞isa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Revilla is recorded at frequency rank #29,822, classified as aname, pronounced [reˈβ̞iʝa]. revisa is at rank #7,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isa].

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 37175, this pair ranks #176,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Revilla vs revisa

Shared letters: aeirv. Private to "Revilla": l. Private to "revisa": s.

"Revilla" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "revisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Revillaervilla · rebilla · reivlla · revila · revilal · revlila · revvilla · rrevilla
  • revisaervisa · rebisa · reivsa · revias · revissa · revsia · revvisa · rrevisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Revilla" for "revisa" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Revilla" is a name and "revisa" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Revilla" or "revisa"?
"revisa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,353 in our Spanish list, against #29,822 for "Revilla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Revilla" and "revisa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Revilla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Revilla" and "revisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs Revilla". 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 #176,709 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