Which to use
“conceal” is a verb and “concealer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,496
- “conceal” frequency rank
- #31,927
- “concealer” frequency rank
- 46423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conceal | concealer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. | Something that, or someone who, conceals. |
Letter map: conceal vs concealer
Shared letters muted; letters that set conceal and concealer apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. conceal runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against concealer's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for conceal / concealer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conceal is averb and concealeranoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “conceal” sits inside “concealer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conceal is recorded at frequency rank #14,496, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsiːl/. concealer is at rank #31,927, tagged as anoun.
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 46423, this pair ranks #211,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conceal vs concealer
Shared letters: acelno. Private to "conceal": -. Private to "concealer": r.
"conceal" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "concealer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conceal" and "concealer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "conceal" or "concealer" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "conceal" vs "concealer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "conceal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "concealer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conceal" and "concealer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conceal vs corneal". 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 #211,870 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.