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“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.

7 ch
repeler
6 ch
revele

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

  • repelererpeler · reepler · repeelr · repelerr · repeller · repelre · repleer · reppeler
  • reveleervele · rebele · reevle · reveel · revelle · revlee · revvele · rrevele

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repeler" for "revele" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈleɾ] versus [reˈβ̞ele]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repeler" vs "revele" - which ranks higher?
"repeler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,851 in our Spanish list, against #34,318 for "revele". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list