revoluciónvsrevolutionConfusable pair

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

#1,002
“revolución” frequency rank
#19,551
“revolution” frequency rank
20553
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revolución revolution
Definition Derrocamiento y sustitución completa del regimén o del sistema político establecido por parte de la gente gobernada. Revolución.

Where the eye mixes revolución and revolution

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. revolución and revolution follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
revolución
10 ch
revolution

Visual trap between revolución and revolution

A purely visual mix-up. revolución ([reβ̞oluˈsjõn]) and revolution (/ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/) 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 20553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revolución is recorded at frequency rank #1,002, classified as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞oluˈsjõn]. revolution is at rank #19,551, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/.

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 20553, this pair ranks #258,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of revolución vs revolution

Shared letters: eilnoruv. Private to "revolución": có. Private to "revolution": t.

"revolución" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revolution ← ervolution · rebolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revolución" and "revolution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞oluˈsjõn] versus /ˌɹɛv.əˈluː.ʃən/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revolución" or "revolution"?
"revolución" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,002 in our Spanish list, against #19,551 for "revolution". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "revolución" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #258,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revolución" and "revolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolución vs revolucionar". 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 #258,819 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