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

#38,361
“revelaba” frequency rank
#42,131
“reveladas” frequency rank
80492
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelaba reveladas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de revelar o de revelarse. Forma del femenino plural de revelado.

Where the eye mixes revelaba and reveladas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revelaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against reveladas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
revelaba
9 ch
reveladas

Why the eye confuses revelaba with reveladas

A purely visual mix-up. revelaba ([reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a]) and reveladas ([reβ̞eˈlað̞as]) 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 80492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revelaba is recorded at frequency rank #38,361, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a]. reveladas is at rank #42,131, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlað̞as].

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 80492, this pair ranks #11,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revelaba vs reveladas

Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "revelaba": b. Private to "reveladas": ds.

"revelaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "reveladas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revelabaervelaba · rebelaba · reevlaba · revealba · revelaab · revelabba · revelava · revelbaa
  • reveladaserveladas · rebeladas · reevladas · revealdas · revelaads · reveladass · reveladdas · reveladsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "revelaba" and "reveladas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a] versus [reβ̞eˈlað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revelaba" vs "reveladas" - which ranks higher?
"revelaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,361 in our Spanish list, against #42,131 for "reveladas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revelaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reveladas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revelaba" and "reveladas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reveladas vs revelará". 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 #11,578 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