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

#23,219
“revelada” frequency rank
#25,035
“revelador” frequency rank
48254
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelada revelador
Definition Forma del femenino singular de revelado. Que muestra lo que antes se ignoraba o estaba oculto.

Where the eye mixes revelada and revelador

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

8 ch
revelada
9 ch
revelador

Visual trap between revelada and revelador

A purely visual mix-up. revelada ([reβ̞eˈlað̞a]) and revelador ([reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ]) 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 48254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revelada is recorded at frequency rank #23,219, classified as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlað̞a]. revelador is at rank #25,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ].

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 48254, this pair ranks #115,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revelada vs revelador

Shared letters: adelrv. Private to "revelada": -. Private to "revelador": o.

"revelada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revelador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveladaervelada · rebelada · reevlada · revealda · revelaad · reveladda · reveldaa · revellada
  • reveladorervelador · rebelador · reevlador · revealdor · reveladdor · reveladorr · reveladro · revelaodr

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelada" and "revelador" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞eˈlað̞a] versus [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revelada" or "revelador" show up more?
"revelada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,219 in our Spanish list, against #25,035 for "revelador". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "revelada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revelada" and "revelador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revelador vs reveladores". 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 #115,484 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