Which to use
“unveil” and “unveiled” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,539
- “unveil” frequency rank
- #10,306
- “unveiled” frequency rank
- 32845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unveil | unveiled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. | simple past and past participle of unveil |
Letter map: unveil vs unveiled
Shared letters muted; letters that set unveil and unveiled apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. unveil runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against unveiled's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: unveil and unveiled
unveil and unveiled are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “unveil” sits inside “unveiled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unveil is recorded at frequency rank #22,539, classified as averb, pronounced /ʌnˈveɪl/. unveiled is at rank #10,306, tagged as averb.
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 32845, this pair ranks #334,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unveil vs unveiled
Shared letters: eilnuv. Private to "unveil": -. Private to "unveiled": d.
"unveil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "unveiled" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unveil" and "unveiled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "unveil" vs "unveiled" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "unveil" and "unveiled".
- Full dictionary entry for "unveil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unveiled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unveil" and "unveiled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unveil vs unwell". 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 #334,421 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.