revisadosvsrevisasWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#32,386
“revisados” frequency rank
#44,424
“revisas” frequency rank
76810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisados revisas
Definition Forma del plural de revisado, participio de revisar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de revisar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revisados and revisas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
revisados
7 ch
revisas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisados is [reβ̞iˈsað̞os] while revisas is [reˈβ̞isas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 76810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisados is recorded at frequency rank #32,386, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsað̞os]. revisas is at rank #44,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isas].

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 76810, this pair ranks #17,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revisados vs revisas

Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisados": do. Private to "revisas": -.

"revisados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "revisas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisadoservisados · rebisados · reivsados · reviasdos · revisaddos · revisadoss · revisadso · revisaods
  • revisaservisas · rebisas · reivsas · reviass · revisass · revissas · revsias · revvisas

Frequency comparison

revisados#32,386
revisas#44,424

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisados" and "revisas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisados" is a participle and "revisas" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisados" or "revisas"?
"revisados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,386 in our Spanish list, against #44,424 for "revisas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revisados vs revisas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “revisados”; for a verb, it's “revisas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revisados” 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