Which to use
“revelador” is an adjective and “revelar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,035
- “revelador” frequency rank
- #9,034
- “revelar” frequency rank
- 34069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelador | revelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que muestra lo que antes se ignoraba o estaba oculto. | Mostrar o descubrir lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. |
Where the eye mixes revelador and revelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revelador runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against revelar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revelador with revelar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revelador is [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ] while revelar is [reβ̞eˈlaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 34069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelador is recorded at frequency rank #25,035, classified as anadj, pronounced [reβ̞elaˈð̞oɾ]. revelar is at rank #9,034, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾ].
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 34069, this pair ranks #193,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelador vs revelar
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "revelador": do. Private to "revelar": -.
"revelador" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revelador" and "revelar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revelador" or "revelar"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "revelador" and "revelar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelador" and "revelar" 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 #193,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.