Which to use
“repeler” and “revelar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,851
- “repeler” frequency rank
- #9,034
- “revelar” frequency rank
- 41885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeler | revelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impedir el avance o la aproximación de algo o alguien, forzándolo a retirarse. | Mostrar o descubrir lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. |
Where the eye mixes repeler and revelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repeler and revelar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: repeler vs revelar
A purely visual mix-up. repeler ([repeˈleɾ]) and revelar ([reβ̞eˈlaɾ]) 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 41885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repeler is recorded at frequency rank #32,851, classified as averb, pronounced [repeˈleɾ]. revelar is at rank #9,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾ].
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 41885, this pair ranks #151,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repeler vs revelar
Shared letters: elr. Private to "repeler": p. Private to "revelar": av.
"repeler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repeler" for "revelar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repeler" vs "revelar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repeler" and "revelar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repeler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeler" and "revelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "releer vs repeler". 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 #151,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.