revisadavsrevisarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revisada is a participle, revisar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revisada” is a participle and “revisar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,809
“revisada” frequency rank
#3,442
“revisar” frequency rank
21251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisada revisar
Definition Forma del femenino de revisado, participio de revisar. Mirar atentamente

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revisada and revisar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
revisada
7 ch
revisar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisada is [reβ̞iˈsað̞a] while revisar is [reβ̞iˈsaɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisada is recorded at frequency rank #17,809, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsað̞a]. revisar is at rank #3,442, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsaɾ].

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 21251, this pair ranks #255,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of revisada vs revisar

Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisada": d. Private to "revisar": -.

"revisada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisadaervisada · rebisada · reivsada · reviasda · revisaad · revisadda · revisdaa · revissada
  • revisarervisar · rebisar · reivsar · reviasr · revisarr · revisra · revissar · revsiar

Frequency comparison

revisada#17,809
revisar#3,442

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisada" and "revisar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisada" is a participle and "revisar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisada" or "revisar"?
"revisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,442 in our Spanish list, against #17,809 for "revisada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revisada vs revisar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “revisada”; for a verb, it's “revisar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revisada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list