# revelation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #7,604

## Definitions
1. The act of revealing or disclosing.
2. Something that is revealed.
3. Something dramatically disclosed.
4. A manifestation of divine truth.
5. Something that turns out to be a great success.

## Etymology
From Middle English revelacioun, from Old French revelacion, from Latin revēlātiō (“disclosure”), from revēlō (“to disclose”), re (“again”) + vēlō (“to cover”); by surface analysis, revelate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **revolution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revelation-vs-revolution)
- **revocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revelation-vs-revocation)
- **Revelations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revelation-vs-revelations)
- **relation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relation-vs-revelation)
- **regulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regulation-vs-revelation)
- **relegation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relegation-vs-revelation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ervelation`, `reevlation`, `revealtion`, `revelaiton`, `revelasion`, `revelatino`, `revelationn`, `revelatoin`, `revelattion`, `revellation`, `reveltaion`, `revleation`, `revvelation`, `rrevelation`, `rveelation`

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