Which to use
“regale” and “revele” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,912
- “regale” frequency rank
- #34,318
- “revele” frequency rank
- 63230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regale | revele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de regalar o de regalarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar. |
Where the eye mixes regale and revele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. regale and revele follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: regale vs revele
A purely visual mix-up. regale ([reˈɣ̞ale]) and revele ([reˈβ̞ele]) 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 63230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regale is recorded at frequency rank #28,912, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ale]. revele is at rank #34,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ele].
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 63230, this pair ranks #49,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of regale vs revele
Shared letters: elr. Private to "regale": ag. Private to "revele": v.
"regale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "regale" and "revele" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "regale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regale" and "revele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revele vs reveses". 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 #49,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.