Which to use
“repeated” is a verb and “revealed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,481
- “repeated” frequency rank
- #2,268
- “revealed” frequency rank
- 6749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeated | revealed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of repeat | Of or pertaining to the revelations of a divinity to humankind. |
Where the eye mixes repeated and revealed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repeated and revealed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repeated and revealed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repeated is /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/ while revealed is /ɹəˈviːld/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repeated is recorded at frequency rank #4,481, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/. revealed is at rank #2,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ɹəˈviːld/.
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 6749, this pair ranks #510,138 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repeated vs revealed
Shared letters: ader. Private to "repeated": pt. Private to "revealed": lv.
"repeated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "revealed" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repeated" for "revealed" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "repeated" or "revealed" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repeated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revealed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #510,138 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeated" and "revealed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repeated vs repeater". 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 #510,138 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.