Which to use
“revelar” and “rever” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,516
- “revelar” frequency rank
- #6,115
- “rever” frequency rank
- 10631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revelar | rever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tirar o véu a | tornar a ver |
Where the eye mixes revelar and rever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revelar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against rever's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revelar vs rever
A purely visual mix-up. revelar (/Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/) and rever (/Rɨ.ˈveɾ/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revelar is recorded at frequency rank #4,516, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/. rever is at rank #6,115, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈveɾ/.
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 10631, this pair ranks #62,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revelar vs rever
Shared letters: erv. Private to "revelar": al. Private to "rever": -.
"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revelar" for "rever" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revelar" vs "rever" - 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 "revelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revelar" and "rever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renegar vs revelar". 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 #62,408 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.