Which to use
“revealed” is an adjective and “revered” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,268
- “revealed” frequency rank
- #18,678
- “revered” frequency rank
- 20946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revealed | revered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of or pertaining to the revelations of a divinity to humankind. | simple past and past participle of revere |
Where the eye mixes revealed and revered
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revealed runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against revered's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revealed and revered
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revealed is /ɹəˈviːld/ while revered is /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revealed is recorded at frequency rank #2,268, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɹəˈviːld/. revered is at rank #18,678, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/.
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 20946, this pair ranks #427,524 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revealed vs revered
Shared letters: derv. Private to "revealed": al. Private to "revered": -.
"revealed" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "revered" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revealed" and "revered" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revealed" or "revered"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revealed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,524 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revealed" and "revered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revered vs riverbed". 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 #427,524 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.