Which to use
“revelan” and “revelando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,195
- “revelan” frequency rank
- #22,178
- “revelando” frequency rank
- 31373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelan | revelando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revelar. | Gerundio de revelar. |
Where the eye mixes revelan and revelando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revelan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revelando's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revelan with revelando
A purely visual mix-up. revelan ([reˈβ̞elãn]) and revelando ([reβ̞eˈlãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “revelan” sits inside “revelando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelan is recorded at frequency rank #9,195, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞elãn]. 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 31373, this pair ranks #207,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelan vs revelando
Shared letters: aelnrv. Private to "revelan": -. Private to "revelando": do.
"revelan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revelando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revelan" for "revelando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revelan" vs "revelando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelan" 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 #207,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelan" and "revelando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revelando vs reventando". 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 #207,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.