récoltésvsrévoltéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: récoltés is a verb, révoltée is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“récoltés” is a verb and “révoltée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,454
“récoltés” frequency rank
#40,986
“révoltée” frequency rank
62440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature récoltés révoltée
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de récolter. Femme révoltée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set récoltés and révoltée apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
récoltés
8 ch
révoltée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récoltés is \ʁe.kɔl.te\ while révoltée is \ʁe.vɔl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

récoltés is recorded at frequency rank #21,454, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.kɔl.te\. révoltée is at rank #40,986, tagged as anoun, 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 62440, this pair ranks #87,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of récoltés vs révoltée

Shared letters: lorté. Private to "récoltés": cs. Private to "révoltée": ev.

"récoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "révoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

récoltés#21,454
révoltée#40,986

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "récoltés" and "révoltée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "récoltés" is a verb and "révoltée" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "récoltés" or "révoltée"?
"récoltés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,454 in our French list, against #40,986 for "révoltée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering récoltés vs révoltée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “récoltés”; for a noun, it's “révoltée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “récoltés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list