reveal
/ɹɪˈviːl/
"reveal" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reveal” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,450 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,450
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The outer side of a window or door frame.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reveal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɪˈviːl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,450 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reveal” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reveal is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈviːl/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,450 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for reveal, with forms such as "erveal", "reeval", and "revael". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rival", "revel", "revert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, Englis… The correct English form is reveal, spelled R-E-V-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1The outer side of a window or door frame.
- 2A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.
Etymology
From Middle English revēlen, from Old French reveler, from Latin revēlāre (“to reveal, uncover”), from re- (“back, again”) + vēlāre (“to cover”), from vēlum (“a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning, sail”) (whence also English veil, English unveil, English voile, Russian вуаль (vualʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ, “to veil”) (compare typologically)). Also compare typologically English uncloak, dismantle, divest, invest, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije), срыва́ть покро́вы (sryvátʹ pokróvy) (покро́в (pokróv, “cover, covering”)).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erveal,reeval,revael,reveall,revela,revveal,rreveal,rveeal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reveal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “reveal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɪˈviːl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rival” - see the side-by-side comparison. reveal vs rival
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.