Which to use
“revuelto” is an adjective and “revueltos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,037
- “revuelto” frequency rank
- #29,379
- “revueltos” frequency rank
- 54416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revuelto | revueltos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin orden ni concierto. | Forma del plural de revuelto, participio de revolver. |
Where the eye mixes revuelto and revueltos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. revuelto runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against revueltos's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revuelto vs revueltos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revuelto is [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o] while revueltos is [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “revuelto” sits inside “revueltos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revuelto is recorded at frequency rank #25,037, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈβ̞wel̪t̪o]. 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 54416, this pair ranks #83,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revuelto vs revueltos
Shared letters: elortuv. Private to "revuelto": -. Private to "revueltos": s.
"revuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "revueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revuelto" and "revueltos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revuelto" or "revueltos" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "revuelto" 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 #83,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revuelto" 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 #83,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.