Which to use
“revelación” and “revolución” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,352
- “revelación” frequency rank
- #1,002
- “revolución” frequency rank
- 8354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelación | revolución |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de revelar o revelarse. | Derrocamiento y sustitución completa del regimén o del sistema político establecido por parte de la gente gobernada. |
Where the eye mixes revelación and revolución
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. revelación and revolución follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses revelación with revolución
A purely visual mix-up. revelación ([reβ̞elaˈsjõn]) and revolución ([reβ̞oluˈsjõn]) 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 8354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelación is recorded at frequency rank #7,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈsjõn]. revolución is at rank #1,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reβ̞oluˈsjõn].
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 8354, this pair ranks #305,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revelación vs revolución
Shared letters: ceilnrvó. Private to "revelación": a. Private to "revolución": ou.
"revelación" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revolución" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revelación" for "revolución" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revelación" vs "revolución" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "revelación" and "revolución" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolución" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelación" and "revolución" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolución vs revolucionar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #305,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.