revisanvsreviséWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“revisan” and “revisé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,036
“revisan” frequency rank
#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
60275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisan revisé
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes revisan and revisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revisan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
revisan
6 ch
revisé

Look-alike desk: revisan vs revisé

A purely visual mix-up. revisan ([reˈβ̞isãn]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60275, 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]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].

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 60275, this pair ranks #59,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revisan vs revisé

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisan": an. Private to "revisé": é.

"revisan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisan ← ervisan · rebisan · reivsan · reviasn · revisann · revisna · revissan · revsian

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisan" and "revisé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞isãn] versus [reβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revisan" or "revisé" show up more?
"revisan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,036 in our Spanish list, against #35,239 for "revisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revisan" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé 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 #59,523 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