# unveil

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈveɪl/ · frequency rank #22,539

## Definitions
1. To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
2. To show, especially for the first time.
3. To remove a veil; to reveal oneself.

## Etymology
From Middle English *unveilen (suggested by past participle unveiled, vnueylyd (“unveiled”)). Equivalent to un- + veil. Ultimately from Latin velum (whence also English voile, English reveal, Russian вуа́ль (vuálʹ), Russian завуали́ровать (zavualírovatʹ) (compare typologically)).
Also compare typologically uncloak, unmask, Russian разобла́чать (razobláčatʹ) (akin to облаче́ние (oblačénije)).

## Easily confused with
- **unwell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unveil-vs-unwell)
- **unveiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unveil-vs-unveiled)
- **until** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/until-vs-unveil)
- **unreal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unreal-vs-unveil)

## Common misspellings (8)
`nuveil`, `unevil`, `unnveil`, `unveill`, `unveli`, `unviel`, `unvveil`, `uvneil`

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