Which to use
“repeler” and “revele” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,851
- “repeler” frequency rank
- #34,318
- “revele” frequency rank
- 67169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeler | revele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impedir el avance o la aproximación de algo o alguien, forzándolo a retirarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar. |
Where the eye mixes repeler and revele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repeler runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revele's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between repeler and revele
A purely visual mix-up. repeler ([repeˈleɾ]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67169, 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]. 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 67169, this pair ranks #37,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repeler vs revele
Shared letters: elr. Private to "repeler": p. Private to "revele": v.
"repeler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repeler" for "revele" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repeler" vs "revele" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repeler" and "revele" 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 "revele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeler" 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 #37,858 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.