regulanvsrevelanConfusable pair

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

#15,950
“regulan” frequency rank
#9,195
“revelan” frequency rank
25145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature regulan revelan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de regular. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revelar.

Where the eye mixes regulan and revelan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. regulan and revelan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
regulan
7 ch
revelan

Why the eye confuses regulan with revelan

A purely visual mix-up. regulan ([reˈɣ̞ulãn]) and revelan ([reˈβ̞elãn]) 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 25145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

regulan is recorded at frequency rank #15,950, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞ulãn]. revelan is at rank #9,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞elãn].

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 25145, this pair ranks #237,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of regulan vs revelan

Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "regulan": gu. Private to "revelan": v.

"regulan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revelan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • regulanergulan · reggulan · regluan · regualn · regulann · regullan · regulna · reuglan
  • revelanervelan · rebelan · reevlan · revealn · revelann · revellan · revelna · revlean

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "regulan" and "revelan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈɣ̞ulãn] versus [reˈβ̞elãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "regulan" or "revelan"?
"revelan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,195 in our Spanish list, against #15,950 for "regulan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "regulan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #237,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "regulan" and "revelan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulan vs regulen". 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 #237,794 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