revisévsrevistaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
#1,125
“revista” frequency rank
36364
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revisé revista
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar. Vista o examen minucioso que se hace después de uno inicial y breve; segunda vista.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revisé and revista apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
revisé
7 ch
revista

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revisé is [reβ̞iˈse] while revista is [reˈβ̞ist̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revisé is recorded at frequency rank #35,239, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse]. 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 36364, this pair ranks #181,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revisé vs revista

Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisé": é. Private to "revista": at.

"revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revistaervista · rebista · reivsta · revisat · revissta · revistta · revitsa · revsita

Frequency comparison

revisé#35,239
revista#1,125

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revisé" and "revista" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revisé" is a verb and "revista" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revisé" or "revista"?
"revista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,125 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.

Remembering revisé vs revista

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “revisé”; for a noun, it's “revista”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revisé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list