revelarvsrevogarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“revelar” and “revogar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,516
“revelar” frequency rank
#24,775
“revogar” frequency rank
29291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revelar revogar
Definition tirar o véu a anular norma ou lei:

Where the eye mixes revelar and revogar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
revelar
7 ch
revogar

Visual trap between revelar and revogar

A purely visual mix-up. revelar (/Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/) and revogar (/Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 29291, 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/. revogar is at rank #24,775, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/.

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 29291, this pair ranks #39,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revelar vs revogar

Shared letters: aerv. Private to "revelar": l. Private to "revogar": go.

"revelar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revogar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revelarervelar · reevlar · revealr · revelarr · revellar · revelra · revlear · revvelar
  • revogarervogar · reovgar · revgoar · revoagr · revogarr · revoggar · revogra · revvogar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revelar" and "revogar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.vɨ.ˈlaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.vu.ˈɡaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "revelar" or "revogar" show up more?
"revelar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,516 in our Portuguese list, against #24,775 for "revogar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "revelar" and "revogar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revelar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revelar" and "revogar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renegar vs revogar". 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 #39,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list