Which to use
“revisen” and “reviste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,238
- “revisen” frequency rank
- #48,672
- “reviste” frequency rank
- 67910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revisen | reviste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de revisar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever. |
Where the eye mixes revisen and reviste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revisen (CVCVCVC) and reviste (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses revisen with reviste
A purely visual mix-up. revisen ([reˈβ̞isẽn]) and reviste ([reˈβ̞ist̪e]) 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 67910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revisen is recorded at frequency rank #19,238, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞isẽn]. reviste is at rank #48,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪e].
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 67910, this pair ranks #35,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revisen vs reviste
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "revisen": n. Private to "reviste": t.
"revisen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revisen" and "reviste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revisen" and "reviste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revierte 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 #35,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.