Which to use
“desvela” and “desvelar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,314
- “desvela” frequency rank
- #36,527
- “desvelar” frequency rank
- 67841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvela | desvelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desvelar. | Quitar o impedir el sueño, no dejar dormir. |
Where the eye mixes desvela and desvelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desvela runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against desvelar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desvela vs desvelar
A purely visual mix-up. desvela ([d̪esˈβ̞ela]) and desvelar ([d̪esβ̞eˈlaɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “desvela” sits inside “desvelar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67841, 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]. desvelar is at rank #36,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞eˈlaɾ].
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 67841, this pair ranks #36,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvela vs desvelar
Shared letters: adelsv. Private to "desvela": -. Private to "desvelar": r.
"desvela" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "desvelar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desvela" for "desvelar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desvela" vs "desvelar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desvela" and "desvelar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desvela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desvelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvela" and "desvelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desvelar vs develar". 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 #36,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.