Which to use
“desvela” is a verb and “desvelo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,314
- “desvela” frequency rank
- #43,519
- “desvelo” frequency rank
- 74833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvela | desvelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desvelar. | Acción o efecto de desvelar o de desvelarse. |
Where the eye mixes desvela and desvelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desvela and desvelo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: desvela vs desvelo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desvela is [d̪esˈβ̞ela] while desvelo is [d̪esˈβ̞elo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “desvela” becomes o in “desvelo”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74833, 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]. desvelo is at rank #43,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞elo].
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 74833, this pair ranks #20,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvela vs desvelo
Shared letters: delsv. Private to "desvela": a. Private to "desvelo": o.
"desvela" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "desvelo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desvela" and "desvelo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "desvela" or "desvelo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "desvela" and "desvelo" 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 "desvelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvela" and "desvelo" 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 #20,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.