Which to use
“recèlent” and “révèlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,896
- “recèlent” frequency rank
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- 58817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recèlent | révèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de receler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes recèlent and révèlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recèlent and révèlent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: recèlent vs révèlent
A purely visual mix-up. recèlent (\ʁə.sɛl\) and révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) 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 58817, 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\. révèlent is at rank #8,921, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\.
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 58817, this pair ranks #106,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recèlent vs révèlent
Shared letters: elnrtè. Private to "recèlent": c. Private to "révèlent": vé.
"recèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recèlent" and "révèlent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "recèlent" or "révèlent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recèlent" and "révèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #106,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.