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Which to use

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

#48,672
“reviste” frequency rank
#30,236
“revive” frequency rank
78908
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reviste revive
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revivir.

Where the eye mixes reviste and revive

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reviste
6 ch
revive

Look-alike desk: reviste vs revive

A purely visual mix-up. reviste ([reˈβ̞ist̪e]) and revive ([reˈβ̞iβ̞e]) 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 78908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reviste is recorded at frequency rank #48,672, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪e]. revive is at rank #30,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞iβ̞e].

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 78908, this pair ranks #13,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reviste vs revive

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "reviste": st. Private to "revive": -.

"reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "revive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revisteerviste · rebiste · reivste · reviset · revisste · revistte · revitse · revsite
  • reviveervive · rebibe · reivve · reviev · revivve · revvie · revvive · rrevive

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reviste" and "revive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞ist̪e] versus [reˈβ̞iβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reviste" vs "revive" - which ranks higher?
"revive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,236 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reviste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reviste" and "revive" 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 #13,776 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