Which to use
“desvelado” and “desvelar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,518
- “desvelado” frequency rank
- #36,527
- “desvelar” frequency rank
- 80045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desvelado | desvelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desvelar. | Quitar o impedir el sueño, no dejar dormir. |
Where the eye mixes desvelado and desvelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desvelado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against desvelar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses desvelado with desvelar
A purely visual mix-up. desvelado ([d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desvelado is recorded at frequency rank #43,518, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esβ̞eˈlað̞o]. 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 80045, this pair ranks #12,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desvelado vs desvelar
Shared letters: adelsv. Private to "desvelado": o. Private to "desvelar": r.
"desvelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "desvelar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desvelado" for "desvelar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desvelado" vs "desvelar" - which ranks higher?
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 "desvelado" 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 #12,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desvelado" and "desvelar" 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 #12,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.