revisadavsrevistaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#17,809
“revisada” frequency rank
#1,125
“revista” frequency rank
18934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisada revista
Definition Forma del femenino de revisado, participio de revisar. Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
revisada
7 ch
revista

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisada is [reβ̞iˈsað̞a] while revista is [reˈβ̞ist̪a]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18934, 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]. revista is at rank #1,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪a].

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 18934, this pair ranks #265,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of revisada vs revista

Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisada": d. Private to "revista": t.

"revisada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisadaervisada · rebisada · reivsada · reviasda · revisaad · revisadda · revisdaa · revissada
  • revistaervista · rebista · reivsta · revisat · revissta · revistta · revitsa · revsita

Frequency comparison

revisada#17,809
revista#1,125

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisada" and "revista" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisada" is a participle and "revista" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisada" or "revista"?
"revista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our Spanish list, against #17,809 for "revisada". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering revisada vs revista

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “revisada”; for a noun, it's “revista”.
  • 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