# revealing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈviːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,491

## Definitions
1. Informative.
2. Allowing more than is usual to be seen.

## Etymology
From Middle English reveling; equivalent to reveal + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **reeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reeling-vs-revealing)
- **releasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/releasing-vs-revealing)
- **repeating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repeating-vs-revealing)
- **retelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retelling-vs-revealing)
- **rebelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-revealing)
- **rereading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rereading-vs-revealing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ervealing`, `reevaling`, `revaeling`, `reveailng`, `revealign`, `revealingg`, `revealinng`, `revealling`, `revealnig`, `revelaing`, `revvealing`, `rrevealing`, `rveealing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/revealing