Which to use
“revisa” and “reviste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,353
- “revisa” frequency rank
- #48,672
- “reviste” frequency rank
- 56025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisa | reviste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever. |
Where the eye mixes revisa and reviste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: revisa vs reviste
A purely visual mix-up. revisa ([reˈβ̞isa]) 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 56025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revisa is recorded at frequency rank #7,353, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isa]. 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 56025, this pair ranks #76,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revisa vs reviste
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisa": a. Private to "reviste": t.
"revisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revisa" and "reviste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revisa" or "reviste"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revisa" 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 #76,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisa" and "reviste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revierte vs reviste". 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 #76,347 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.