Which to use
“recèlent” and “révélant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #17,555
- “révélant” frequency rank
- 67451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | révélant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Participe présent de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and révélant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. recèlent and révélant follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recèlent and révélant
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and révélant (\ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recèlent is recorded at frequency rank #49,896, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.sɛl\. révélant is at rank #17,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\.
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 67451, this pair ranks #63,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs révélant
Shared letters: lnrt. Private to "recèlent": ceè. Private to "révélant": avé.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "révélant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "recèlent" and "révélant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "recèlent" or "révélant"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "recèlent" and "révélant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révélant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,415 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "révélant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,415 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.