revisenvsrevisteWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
revisen
7 ch
reviste

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

  • revisenervisen · rebisen · reivsen · revicen · reviesn · revisenn · revisne · revissen
  • revisteerviste · rebiste · reivste · reviset · revisste · revistte · revitse · revsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revisen" for "reviste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞isẽn] versus [reˈβ̞ist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revisen" or "reviste"?
"revisen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,238 in our Spanish list, against #48,672 for "reviste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list