revocadavsrevocarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revocada is a participle, revocar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revocada” is a participle and “revocar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,612
“revocada” frequency rank
#15,956
“revocar” frequency rank
57568
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revocada revocar
Definition Forma del femenino de revocado, participio de revocar. Anular lo concedido o mandado.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revocada and revocar apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
revocada
7 ch
revocar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revocada is [reβ̞oˈkað̞a] while revocar is [reβ̞oˈkaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revocada is recorded at frequency rank #41,612, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reβ̞oˈkað̞a]. revocar is at rank #15,956, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞oˈkaɾ].

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 57568, this pair ranks #69,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revocada vs revocar

Shared letters: aceorv. Private to "revocada": d. Private to "revocar": -.

"revocada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revocar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revocadaervocada · rebocada · reovcada · revcoada · revoacda · revocaad · revocadda · revoccada
  • revocarervocar · rebocar · reovcar · revcoar · revoacr · revocarr · revoccar · revocra

Frequency comparison

revocada#41,612
revocar#15,956

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revocada" and "revocar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revocada" is a participle and "revocar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revocada" or "revocar"?
"revocar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,956 in our Spanish list, against #41,612 for "revocada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revocada vs revocar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “revocada”; for a verb, it's “revocar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revocada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list