Which to use
“revisan” and “revisas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,036
- “revisan” frequency rank
- #44,424
- “revisas” frequency rank
- 69460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisan | revisas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de revisar. |
Where the eye mixes revisan and revisas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revisan and revisas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses revisan with revisas
A purely visual mix-up. revisan ([reˈβ̞isãn]) and revisas ([reˈβ̞isas]) 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 a single letter - n in “revisan” becomes s in “revisas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69460, 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]. 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 69460, this pair ranks #31,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revisan vs revisas
Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisan": n. Private to "revisas": -.
"revisan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revisas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revisan" for "revisas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revisan" vs "revisas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revisas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisan" and "revisas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisas 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 #31,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.