Which to use
“revelation” and “revocation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,604
- “revelation” frequency rank
- #31,734
- “revocation” frequency rank
- 39338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelation | revocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of revealing or disclosing. | An act or instance of revoking. |
Where the eye mixes revelation and revocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses revelation with revocation
A purely visual mix-up. revelation (/ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/) and revocation (/ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39338, 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/. revocation is at rank #31,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɹɛvəˈkeɪʃən/.
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 39338, this pair ranks #277,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelation vs revocation
Shared letters: aeinortv. Private to "revelation": l. Private to "revocation": c.
"revelation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revocation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revelation ← ervelation · reevlation · revealtion · revelaiton · revelasion · revelatino · revelationn · revelatoin
- revocation ← ervocation · reovcation · revcoation · revoaction · revocaiton · revocasion · revocatino · revocationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revelation" and "revocation" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revelation" vs "revocation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelation" and "revocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relocation vs revocation". 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 #277,623 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.