récoltevsrévolteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“récolte” and “révolte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,807
“récolte” frequency rank
#5,289
“révolte” frequency rank
11096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récolte révolte
Definition Action de recueillir les produits de la terre. Rébellion, soulèvement contre l’autorité établie, tentative de révolution, ou bien simple changement d’allégeance.

Where the eye mixes récolte and révolte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
récolte
7 ch
révolte

Visual trap between récolte and révolte

A purely visual mix-up. récolte (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and révolte (\ʁe.vɔlt\) 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 a single letter - c in “récolte” becomes v in “révolte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

récolte is recorded at frequency rank #5,807, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\. révolte is at rank #5,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\.

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 11096, this pair ranks #410,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of récolte vs révolte

Shared letters: elorté. Private to "récolte": c. Private to "révolte": v.

"récolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "révolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "récolte" for "révolte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.kɔlt\ versus \ʁe.vɔlt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "récolte" or "révolte" show up more?
"révolte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,289 in our French list, against #5,807 for "récolte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "récolte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révolte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #410,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "récolte" and "révolte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolte vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #410,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list