Which to use
“revelaba” and “revelan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,361
- “revelaba” frequency rank
- #9,195
- “revelan” frequency rank
- 47556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelaba | revelan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de revelar o de revelarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revelar. |
Where the eye mixes revelaba and revelan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revelaba runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against revelan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revelaba and revelan
A purely visual mix-up. revelaba ([reβ̞eˈlaβ̞a]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47556, 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]. 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 47556, this pair ranks #119,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelaba vs revelan
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "revelaba": b. Private to "revelan": n.
"revelaba" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "revelan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revelaba" and "revelan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revelaba" or "revelan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "revelaba" and "revelan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelaba" 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 #119,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelaba" and "revelan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revelaba vs reveladas". 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 #119,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.