Which to use
“revisan” and “revisando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,036
- “revisan” frequency rank
- #12,472
- “revisando” frequency rank
- 37508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisan | revisando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar. | Gerundio de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes revisan and revisando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between revisan and revisando
A purely visual mix-up. revisan ([reˈβ̞isãn]) and revisando ([reβ̞iˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “revisan” sits inside “revisando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revisan is recorded at frequency rank #25,036, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isãn]. revisando is at rank #12,472, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 37508, this pair ranks #174,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revisan vs revisando
Shared letters: aeinrsv. Private to "revisan": -. Private to "revisando": do.
"revisan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revisan" for "revisando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "revisan" or "revisando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revisan" and "revisando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisan" and "revisando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisan 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 #174,951 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.