revivevsrevivióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,236
“revive” frequency rank
#42,132
“revivió” frequency rank
72368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes revive and revivió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revive runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against revivió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
revive
7 ch
revivió

Look-alike desk: revive vs revivió

A purely visual mix-up. revive ([reˈβ̞iβ̞e]) and revivió ([reβ̞iˈβ̞jo]) 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 72368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revive is recorded at frequency rank #30,236, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞iβ̞e]. revivió is at rank #42,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈβ̞jo].

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 72368, this pair ranks #25,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revive vs revivió

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "revive": -. Private to "revivió": ó.

"revive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revivió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revive ← ervive · rebibe · reivve · reviev · revivve · revvie · revvive · rrevive

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revive" for "revivió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞iβ̞e] versus [reβ̞iˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revive" or "revivió"?
"revive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,236 in our Spanish list, against #42,132 for "revivió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "revive" and "revivió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revivió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revive" and "revivió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revival vs revivió". 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 #25,499 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