Which to use
“récoltées” is a verb and “révoltés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,225
- “récoltées” frequency rank
- #24,763
- “révoltés” frequency rank
- 51988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltées | révoltés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de récolter. | Masculin pluriel de révolté. |
Where the eye mixes récoltées and révoltés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. récoltées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against révoltés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses récoltées with révoltés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récoltées is \ʁe.kɔl.te\ while révoltés is \ʁe.vɔl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltées is recorded at frequency rank #27,225, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\. révoltés is at rank #24,763, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\.
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 51988, this pair ranks #150,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récoltées vs révoltés
Shared letters: lorsté. Private to "récoltées": ce. Private to "révoltés": v.
"récoltées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "révoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récoltées" and "révoltés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "récoltées" vs "révoltés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltées" and "révoltés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs récoltées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #150,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.