Which to use
“revelar” and “revele” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,034
- “revelar” frequency rank
- #34,318
- “revele” frequency rank
- 43352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelar | revele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mostrar o descubrir lo que antes estaba oculto, en secreto, o que la mayoría de la gente no conocía. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar. |
Where the eye mixes revelar and revele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revelar 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.
Why the eye confuses revelar with revele
A purely visual mix-up. revelar ([reβ̞eˈlaɾ]) 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 43352, 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]. 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 43352, this pair ranks #143,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revelar vs revele
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "revelar": a. Private to "revele": -.
"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revelar" for "revele" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revelar" or "revele" show up more?
What to do next
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 "revele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelar" 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 #143,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.