revelatory
[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]
"revelatory" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“revelatory” is an uncommon English word, ranked #56,407 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #56,407
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | revelatory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #56,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “revelatory” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for revelatory is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,407 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for revelatory, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelate + -ory. The correct English form is revelatory, spelled R-E-V-E-L-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a revelation.
- 2Prophetic (especially of doom); apocalyptic.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin revēlātōrius. By surface analysis, revelate + -ory.
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 “revelatory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-V-E-L-A-T-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.