Which to use
“revelation” is a noun and “Revelations” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,604
- “revelation” frequency rank
- #13,798
- “Revelations” frequency rank
- 21402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelation | Revelations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of revealing or disclosing. | Misconstruction of Revelation (“final book of the New Testament”). |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revelation and Revelations apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: revelation is anoun and Revelationsaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “revelation” sits inside “Revelations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelation is recorded at frequency rank #7,604, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/. Revelations is at rank #13,798, tagged as aname.
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 21402, this pair ranks #424,183 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revelation vs Revelations
Shared letters: aeilnortv. Private to "revelation": -. Private to "Revelations": s.
"revelation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "Revelations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revelation ← ervelation · reevlation · revealtion · revelaiton · revelasion · revelatino · revelationn · revelatoin
- Revelations ← ervelations · reevlations · revealtions · revelaitons · revelatinos · revelationns · revelationss · revelatiosn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revelation" and "Revelations" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revelation" or "Revelations"?
Remembering revelation vs Revelations
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revelation”; for a name, it's “Revelations”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revelation” entry
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