Which to use
“revelar” and “revelaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,034
- “revelar” frequency rank
- #21,822
- “revelaron” frequency rank
- 30856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelar | revelaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mostrar o descubrir lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revelar o de revelarse. |
Where the eye mixes revelar and revelaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revelar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revelaron's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revelar and revelaron
A purely visual mix-up. revelar ([reβ̞eˈlaɾ]) and revelaron ([reβ̞eˈlaɾõn]) 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) - “revelar” sits inside “revelaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelar is recorded at frequency rank #9,034, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾ]. revelaron is at rank #21,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾõn].
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 30856, this pair ranks #209,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelar vs revelaron
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "revelar": -. Private to "revelaron": no.
"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revelaron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revelar" and "revelaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revelar" or "revelaron"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revelaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelar" and "revelaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebelaron vs revelaron". 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 #209,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.