revivióvsrevivirWhat's the difference?

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

#42,132
“revivió” frequency rank
#12,704
“revivir” frequency rank
54836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revivió revivir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revivir. Volver a vivir, después de haber muerto o de algún suceso de riesgo o extremo deterioro.

Where the eye mixes revivió and revivir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
revivió
7 ch
revivir

Look-alike desk: revivió vs revivir

A purely visual mix-up. revivió ([reβ̞iˈβ̞jo]) and revivir ([reβ̞iˈβ̞iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “revivió” becomes r in “revivir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revivió is recorded at frequency rank #42,132, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈβ̞jo]. revivir is at rank #12,704, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈβ̞iɾ].

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 54836, this pair ranks #81,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revivió vs revivir

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

"revivió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "revivir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revivirervivir · rebibir · reivvir · reviivr · revivirr · revivri · revivvir · revviir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revivió" for "revivir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞iˈβ̞jo] versus [reβ̞iˈβ̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revivió" or "revivir"?
"revivir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,704 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revivió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revivir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revivió" and "revivir" 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 #81,565 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