Which to use
“revelar” and “revelarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,034
- “revelar” frequency rank
- #46,185
- “revelarse” frequency rank
- 55219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelar | revelarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mostrar o descubrir lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. | Hacerse patente o manifiesto lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. |
Where the eye mixes revelar and revelarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revelar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against revelarse's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revelar and revelarse
A purely visual mix-up. revelar ([reβ̞eˈlaɾ]) and revelarse ([reβ̞eˈlaɾse]) 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 “revelarse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55219, 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]. revelarse is at rank #46,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞eˈlaɾse].
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 55219, this pair ranks #79,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revelar vs revelarse
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "revelar": -. Private to "revelarse": s.
"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revelarse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revelar" and "revelarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revelar" or "revelarse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "revelar" and "revelarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revelarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelar" and "revelarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revelará vs revelarse". 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 #79,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.