revealer
"revealer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revealer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person or thing that reveals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-revealer · revealer · English
revealer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revealer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “revealer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
revealer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for revealer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English revelare, equivalent to reveal + -er. The correct English form is revealer, spelled R-E-V-E-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person or thing that reveals.
- 2An entry in a crossword that guides the solver towards the theme or endgame.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how revealer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Whether "The Doctor" be written by Southey or not, let revealers of mysteries determine; it is certainly written by one who strongly resembles him, perhaps too strongly to be other than himself.
Next (and my favorite) is Blank Space , four corner rebus squares reading "blank" for the down answers and "space" for the acrosses, mirroring the central revealers
Etymology
From Middle English revelare, equivalent to reveal + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.