récoltentvsrévoltentTell them apart

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.

9 ch
récoltent
9 ch
révoltent

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?
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 "récoltent" or "révoltent" show up more?
"récoltent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,024 in our French list, against #40,985 for "révoltent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list