Which to use
“reread” is a verb and “reveal” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,064
- “reread” frequency rank
- #3,450
- “reveal” frequency rank
- 32514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reread | reveal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To read again. | The outer side of a window or door frame. |
Where the eye mixes reread and reveal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reread and reveal follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reread vs reveal
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reread is /ɹiːˈɹiːd/ while reveal is /ɹɪˈviːl/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reread is recorded at frequency rank #29,064, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹiːˈɹiːd/. reveal is at rank #3,450, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈviːl/.
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 32514, this pair ranks #337,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reread vs reveal
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reread": d. Private to "reveal": lv.
"reread" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "reveal" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reread" for "reveal" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reread" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reveal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,167 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reread" and "reveal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reheat vs reread". 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 #337,167 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.