reveladavsrevocadaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#23,219
“revelada” frequency rank
#41,612
“revocada” frequency rank
64831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelada revocada
Definition Forma del femenino singular de revelado. Forma del femenino de revocado, participio de revocar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revelada and revocada apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
revelada
8 ch
revocada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revelada is [reβ̞eˈlað̞a] while revocada is [reβ̞oˈkað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64831, 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]. revocada is at rank #41,612, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reβ̞oˈkað̞a].

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 64831, this pair ranks #44,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revelada vs revocada

Shared letters: aderv. Private to "revelada": l. Private to "revocada": co.

"revelada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revocada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveladaervelada · rebelada · reevlada · revealda · revelaad · reveladda · reveldaa · revellada
  • revocadaervocada · rebocada · reovcada · revcoada · revoacda · revocaad · revocadda · revoccada

Frequency comparison

revelada#23,219
revocada#41,612

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelada" and "revocada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revelada" is an adjective and "revocada" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revelada" or "revocada"?
"revelada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,219 in our Spanish list, against #41,612 for "revocada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revelada vs revocada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “revelada”; for a participle, it's “revocada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revelada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list