revisarvsreviséWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,442
“revisar” frequency rank
#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
38681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisar revisé
Definition Mirar atentamente Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes revisar and revisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revisar 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
revisar
6 ch
revisé

Why the eye confuses revisar with revisé

A purely visual mix-up. revisar ([reβ̞iˈsaɾ]) 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 38681, 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]. 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 38681, this pair ranks #168,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisar vs revisé

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisar": a. Private to "revisé": é.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisar ← ervisar · rebisar · reivsar · reviasr · revisarr · revisra · revissar · revsiar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisar" and "revisé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞iˈsaɾ] versus [reβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revisar" vs "revisé" - which ranks higher?
"revisar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,442 in our Spanish list, against #35,239 for "revisé". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "revisar" 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 #168,655 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revisar" 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 #168,655 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