revisasvsrevisenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,424
“revisas” frequency rank
#19,238
“revisen” frequency rank
63662
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisas revisen
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de revisar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes revisas and revisen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revisas and revisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
revisas
7 ch
revisen

Why the eye confuses revisas with revisen

A purely visual mix-up. revisas ([reˈβ̞isas]) and revisen ([reˈβ̞isẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisas is recorded at frequency rank #44,424, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isas]. revisen is at rank #19,238, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isẽn].

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 63662, this pair ranks #48,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revisas vs revisen

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisas": a. Private to "revisen": n.

"revisas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revisen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisaservisas · rebisas · reivsas · reviass · revisass · revissas · revsias · revvisas
  • revisenervisen · rebisen · reivsen · revicen · reviesn · revisenn · revisne · revissen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisas" and "revisen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞isas] versus [reˈβ̞isẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revisas" or "revisen" show up more?
"revisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,238 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.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "revisas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revisas" and "revisen" 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 #48,035 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