reveladavsrevelandoConfusable pair

Quick tell: revelada is a adjective, revelando is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revelada” is an adjective and “revelando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,219
“revelada” frequency rank
#22,178
“revelando” frequency rank
45397
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelada revelando
Definition Forma del femenino singular de revelado. Gerundio de revelar.

Where the eye mixes revelada and revelando

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

8 ch
revelada
9 ch
revelando

Look-alike desk: revelada vs revelando

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revelada is [reβ̞eˈlað̞a] while revelando is [reβ̞eˈlãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45397, 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]. revelando is at rank #22,178, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlãn̪d̪o].

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 45397, this pair ranks #131,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revelada vs revelando

Shared letters: adelrv. Private to "revelada": -. Private to "revelando": no.

"revelada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revelando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveladaervelada · rebelada · reevlada · revealda · revelaad · reveladda · reveldaa · revellada
  • revelandoervelando · rebelando · reevlando · revealndo · reveladno · revelanddo · revelanndo · revelanod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelada" and "revelando" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revelada" is an adjective and "revelando" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "revelada" vs "revelando" - which ranks higher?
"revelando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,178 in our Spanish list, against #23,219 for "revelada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "revelada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revelando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revelada" and "revelando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relegada vs revelada". 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 #131,670 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