revisanvsrevisasConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
revisan
7 ch
revisas

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

  • revisanervisan · rebisan · reivsan · reviasn · revisann · revisna · revissan · revsian
  • revisaservisas · rebisas · reivsas · reviass · revisass · revissas · revsias · revvisas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revisan" for "revisas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞isãn] versus [reˈβ̞isas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revisan" vs "revisas" - which ranks higher?
"revisan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,036 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list