revisarvsrevisaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,442
“revisar” frequency rank
#30,235
“revisaron” frequency rank
33677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisar revisaron
Definition Mirar atentamente Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes revisar and revisaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revisar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revisaron's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
revisar
9 ch
revisaron

Why the eye confuses revisar with revisaron

A purely visual mix-up. revisar ([reβ̞iˈsaɾ]) and revisaron ([reβ̞iˈsaɾõn]) 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) - “revisar” sits inside “revisaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisar is recorded at frequency rank #3,442, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsaɾ]. revisaron is at rank #30,235, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈsaɾõn].

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 33677, this pair ranks #195,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisar vs revisaron

Shared letters: aeirsv. Private to "revisar": -. Private to "revisaron": no.

"revisar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revisaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisar ← ervisar · rebisar · reivsar · reviasr · revisarr · revisra · revissar · revsiar
  • revisaron ← ervisaron · rebisaron · reivsaron · reviasron · revisaorn · revisarno · revisaronn · revisarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisar" and "revisaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞iˈsaɾ] versus [reβ̞iˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revisar" vs "revisaron" - which ranks higher?
"revisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,442 in our Spanish list, against #30,235 for "revisaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "revisar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revisar" and "revisaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisará vs revisaron". 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 #195,507 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