revelanvsreveleWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,195
“revelan” frequency rank
#34,318
“revele” frequency rank
43513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelan revele
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revelar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar.

Where the eye mixes revelan and revele

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revelan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revele's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
revelan
6 ch
revele

Visual trap between revelan and revele

A purely visual mix-up. revelan ([reˈβ̞elãn]) and revele ([reˈβ̞ele]) 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 43513, 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]. revele is at rank #34,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ele].

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 43513, this pair ranks #142,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revelan vs revele

Shared letters: elrv. Private to "revelan": an. Private to "revele": -.

"revelan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revelan ← ervelan · rebelan · reevlan · revealn · revelann · revellan · revelna · revlean
  • revele ← ervele · rebele · reevle · reveel · revelle · revlee · revvele · rrevele

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelan" and "revele" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞elãn] versus [reˈβ̞ele]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revelan" or "revele" show up more?
"revelan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,195 in our Spanish list, against #34,318 for "revele". 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 "revelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revelan" and "revele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revele vs reveses". 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 #142,240 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