Which to use
“récoltent” and “révoltent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,024
- “récoltent” frequency rank
- #40,985
- “révoltent” frequency rank
- 80009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récoltent | révoltent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de récolter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter. |
Where the eye mixes récoltent and révoltent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. récoltent and révoltent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses récoltent with révoltent
A purely visual mix-up. récoltent (\ʁe.kɔlt\) and révoltent (\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 “récoltent” becomes v in “révoltent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récoltent is recorded at frequency rank #39,024, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔlt\. révoltent is at rank #40,985, tagged as averb, 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 80009, this pair ranks #21,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of récoltent vs révoltent
Shared letters: elnorté. Private to "récoltent": c. Private to "révoltent": v.
"récoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récoltent" and "révoltent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récoltent" or "révoltent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "récoltent" and "révoltent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "récoltent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récoltent" and "révoltent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs récoltent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.