revisanvsrevistaConfusable pair

Quick tell: revisan is a verb, revista is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revisan” is a verb and “revista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,036
“revisan” frequency rank
#1,125
“revista” frequency rank
26161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisan revista
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revisar. Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.

Where the eye mixes revisan and revista

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
revisan
7 ch
revista

Look-alike desk: revisan vs revista

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisan is [reˈβ̞isãn] while revista is [reˈβ̞ist̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26161, 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]. revista is at rank #1,125, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪a].

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 26161, this pair ranks #233,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisan vs revista

Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisan": n. Private to "revista": t.

"revisan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisanervisan · rebisan · reivsan · reviasn · revisann · revisna · revissan · revsian
  • revistaervista · rebista · reivsta · revisat · revissta · revistta · revitsa · revsita

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisan" and "revista" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisan" is a verb and "revista" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisan" or "revista"?
"revista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 in our Spanish list, against #25,036 for "revisan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "revisan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revisan" and "revista" 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 #233,006 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