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

#34,318
“revele” frequency rank
#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
69557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revele revisé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes revele and revisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. revele and revisé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
revele
6 ch
revisé

Visual trap between revele and revisé

A purely visual mix-up. revele ([reˈβ̞ele]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revele is recorded at frequency rank #34,318, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ele]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].

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 69557, this pair ranks #31,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revele vs revisé

Shared letters: erv. Private to "revele": l. Private to "revisé": isé.

"revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveleervele · rebele · reevle · reveel · revelle · revlee · revvele · rrevele

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revele" for "revisé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞ele] versus [reβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "revele" or "revisé" show up more?
"revele" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,318 in our Spanish list, against #35,239 for "revisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revele" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé vs reviste". 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 #31,735 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