recèlentvsrévélantWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set recèlent and révélant apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
recèlent
8 ch
révélant

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

recèlent#49,896
révélant#17,555

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recèlent" and "révélant" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.sɛl\ versus \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recèlent" or "révélant"?
"révélant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,555 in our French list, against #49,896 for "recèlent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering recèlent vs révélant

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list