Which to use
“desvela” and “desvelado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,314
- “desvela” frequency rank
- #43,518
- “desvelado” frequency rank
- 74832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvela | desvelado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desvelar. | Participio de desvelar. |
Where the eye mixes desvela and desvelado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desvela runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against desvelado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desvela vs desvelado
A purely visual mix-up. desvela ([d̪esˈβ̞ela]) and desvelado ([d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “desvela” sits inside “desvelado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desvela is recorded at frequency rank #31,314, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞ela]. desvelado is at rank #43,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74832, this pair ranks #20,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvela vs desvelado
Shared letters: adelsv. Private to "desvela": -. Private to "desvelado": o.
"desvela" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "desvelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desvela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvelado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvela" and "desvelado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desvelado vs desvelo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #20,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.