reveal

[rɪˈviːl]

/[rɪˈviːl]/ verb

The verdict

“reveal” is uncommon German (frequency #96,160 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,160
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufdecken, enthüllen, verraten, entlarven

Corpus desk

Index DE-reveal · reveal · German

reveal · rank #96,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,160
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Revolten

Nearest frequency peer: Revolten (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „reveal“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „reveal“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reveal
PropertyValue
Headwordreveal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rɪˈviːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „reveal“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).revealfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Revolten“ (#96,161), „Rheinebene“ (#96,162), „replacement“ (#96,157). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reveal“ bei #96,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reveal is uncommon German at frequency #96,160 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [rɪˈviːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for reveal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is reveal, spelled R-E-V-E-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufdecken, enthüllen, verraten, entlarven
  2. 2
    zeigen, zum Vorschein bringen, preisgeben
  3. 3
    etwas offenbaren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how reveal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Promise never to reveal this secret.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reveal"?
"reveal" is spelled R-E-V-E-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [rɪˈviːl].
What does "reveal" mean?
As a verb, "reveal" means: aufdecken, enthüllen, verraten, entlarven
How do you pronounce "reveal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reveal" is [rɪˈviːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reveal" come from?
"reveal" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reveal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list