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.
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?
In ordinary French text, does "récolte" or "révolte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.