revueltasvsrevueltosWhat's the difference?

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

#14,698
“revueltas” frequency rank
#29,379
“revueltos” frequency rank
44077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revueltas revueltos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de revuelto, participio de revolver. Forma del plural de revuelto, participio de revolver.

Where the eye mixes revueltas and revueltos

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

9 ch
revueltas
9 ch
revueltos

Look-alike desk: revueltas vs revueltos

A purely visual mix-up. revueltas ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as]) and revueltos ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) 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 - a in “revueltas” becomes o in “revueltos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revueltas is recorded at frequency rank #14,698, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as]. revueltos is at rank #29,379, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os].

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 44077, this pair ranks #139,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revueltas vs revueltos

Shared letters: elrstuv. Private to "revueltas": a. Private to "revueltos": o.

"revueltas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "revueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revueltas ← ervueltas · rebueltas · reuveltas · reveultas · revuelats · revuelltas · revueltass · revueltsa
  • revueltos ← ervueltos · rebueltos · reuveltos · reveultos · revuelltos · revuelots · revueltoss · revueltso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revueltas" for "revueltos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞wel̪t̪as] versus [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revueltas" or "revueltos"?
"revueltas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,698 in our Spanish list, against #29,379 for "revueltos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "revueltas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revueltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,044 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revueltas" and "revueltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuentos vs revueltos". 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 #139,044 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