desvelar
Spanish, verb/desbeˈlaɾ/
desvelar is spelled D-E-S-V-E-L-A-R (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desvelar is a Spanish verb meaning “to prevent someone from sleeping; to keep awake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Quitar o impedir el sueño, no dejar dormir”.
What does desvelar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to prevent someone from sleeping; to keep awake
- 2
to be unable to sleep
- 3
to be vigilant
- 4
to work tirelessly
verb
- 1
to reveal, unveil
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Quitar o impedir el sueño, no dejar dormir.
verb: 1. Mostrar o contar algo que debiera estar oculto. 2. Descubrir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desvelar
- desvelo first-person present singular
- desvelé first-person preterite singular
- desvelado participle past
- desvelando gerund
- desvelada feminine participle past
- desvelados masculine participle past
- desveladas feminine participle past
- desvelas indicative informal present
- desvelás indicative informal present
- desvela indicative present singular
- desvelamos first-person indicative plural
- desveláis indicative plural present
- desvelan indicative plural present
- desvelaba first-person imperfect indicative
- desvelabas imperfect indicative second-person
- desvelábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- desvelabais imperfect indicative plural
- desvelaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desvelar?
- /desbeˈlaɾ/
- [d̪ez.β̞eˈlaɾ]
- [d̪esβ̞eˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desvelar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desvelar in Spanish?
desvelar appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).