regalaronvsrevelaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,373
“regalaron” frequency rank
#21,822
“revelaron” frequency rank
40195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regalaron revelaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de regalar o de regalarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revelar o de revelarse.

Where the eye mixes regalaron and revelaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
regalaron
9 ch
revelaron

Visual trap between regalaron and revelaron

A purely visual mix-up. regalaron ([reɣ̞aˈlaɾõn]) and revelaron ([reβ̞eˈlaɾõn]) 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 40195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regalaron is recorded at frequency rank #18,373, classified as averb, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈlaɾõn]. revelaron is at rank #21,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾõn].

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 40195, this pair ranks #160,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regalaron vs revelaron

Shared letters: aelnor. Private to "regalaron": g. Private to "revelaron": v.

"regalaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "revelaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regalaronergalaron · reaglaron · regaalron · regalaorn · regalarno · regalaronn · regalarron · regallaron
  • revelaronervelaron · reevlaron · revealron · revelaorn · revelarno · revelaronn · revelarron · revellaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "regalaron" and "revelaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reɣ̞aˈlaɾõn] versus [reβ̞eˈlaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regalaron" or "revelaron"?
"regalaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,373 in our Spanish list, against #21,822 for "revelaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "regalaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regalaron" and "revelaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebelaron vs revelaron". 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 #160,397 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