Which to use
“revel” is a noun and “révéler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,693
- “revel” frequency rank
- #6,027
- “révéler” frequency rank
- 41720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revel | révéler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Révolte, rébellion. | Découvrir, déclarer, faire savoir une chose qui était inconnue et secrète. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revel and révéler apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: revel is anoun and révéleraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revel is recorded at frequency rank #35,693, classified as anoun. révéler is at rank #6,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\.
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 41720, this pair ranks #231,011 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revel vs révéler
Shared letters: elrv. Private to "revel": -. Private to "révéler": é.
"revel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "révéler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revel ← ervel · reevl · revell · revle · revvel · rrevel · rveel
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revel" and "révéler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revel" or "révéler"?
Remembering revel vs révéler
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revel”; for a verb, it's “révéler”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revel” entry
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