Which to use
“repelir” and “revelar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,707
- “repelir” frequency rank
- #4,516
- “revelar” frequency rank
- 35223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repelir | revelar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir para trás ou para fora | tirar o véu a |
Where the eye mixes repelir and revelar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repelir with revelar
A purely visual mix-up. repelir (/Rɨ.pɨ.ˈliɾ/) and revelar (/Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/) 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 35223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repelir is recorded at frequency rank #30,707, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈliɾ/. revelar is at rank #4,516, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 35223, this pair ranks #31,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repelir vs revelar
Shared letters: elr. Private to "repelir": ip. Private to "revelar": av.
"repelir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repelir" and "revelar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repelir" vs "revelar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repelir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revelar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repelir" and "revelar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repelir vs revelia". 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 #31,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.