revelevsreviveConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,318
“revele” frequency rank
#30,236
“revive” frequency rank
64554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revele revive
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de revelar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de revivir.

Where the eye mixes revele and revive

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revele and revive 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
revive

Visual trap between revele and revive

A purely visual mix-up. revele ([reˈβ̞ele]) and revive ([reˈβ̞iβ̞e]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64554, 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]. revive is at rank #30,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞iβ̞e].

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 64554, this pair ranks #45,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revele vs revive

Shared letters: erv. Private to "revele": l. Private to "revive": i.

"revele" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "revive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reveleervele · rebele · reevle · reveel · revelle · revlee · revvele · rrevele
  • reviveervive · rebibe · reivve · reviev · revivve · revvie · revvive · rrevive

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revele" for "revive" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈβ̞ele] versus [reˈβ̞iβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revele" or "revive"?
"revive" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,236 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

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 "revive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revele" and "revive" 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 #45,236 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