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“regalaba” and “revelaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,594
“regalaba” frequency rank
#38,361
“revelaba” frequency rank
79955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regalaba revelaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de regalar o de regalarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de revelar o de revelarse.

Where the eye mixes regalaba and revelaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. regalaba and revelaba follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
regalaba
8 ch
revelaba

Visual trap between regalaba and revelaba

A purely visual mix-up. regalaba ([reɣ̞aˈlaβ̞a]) and revelaba ([reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regalaba is recorded at frequency rank #41,594, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlaβ̞a]. revelaba is at rank #38,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a].

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 79955, this pair ranks #12,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of regalaba vs revelaba

Shared letters: abelr. Private to "regalaba": g. Private to "revelaba": v.

"regalaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revelaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regalabaergalaba · reaglaba · regaalba · regalaab · regalabba · regalava · regalbaa · regallaba
  • revelabaervelaba · rebelaba · reevlaba · revealba · revelaab · revelabba · revelava · revelbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regalaba" and "revelaba" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reɣ̞aˈlaβ̞a] versus [reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "regalaba" vs "revelaba" - which ranks higher?
"revelaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,361 in our Spanish list, against #41,594 for "regalaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regalaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regalaba" and "revelaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regalaba vs regalada". 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 #12,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list