revelationvsRevelationsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revelation is a noun, Revelations is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

10 ch
revelation
11 ch
Revelations

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

  • revelationervelation · reevlation · revealtion · revelaiton · revelasion · revelatino · revelationn · revelatoin
  • Revelationservelations · reevlations · revealtions · revelaitons · revelatinos · revelationns · revelationss · revelatiosn

Frequency comparison

revelation#7,604
Revelations#13,798

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelation" and "Revelations" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revelation" is a noun and "Revelations" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revelation" or "Revelations"?
"revelation" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,604 in our English list, against #13,798 for "Revelations". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list