rejetésvsrévélésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“rejetés” and “révélés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,649
“rejetés” frequency rank
#20,562
“révélés” frequency rank
40211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rejetés révélés
Definition Masculin pluriel de rejeté. Masculin pluriel de révélé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rejetés and révélés apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
rejetés
7 ch
révélés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. rejetés (\ʁə.ʒə.te\) and révélés (\ʁe.ve.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rejetés is recorded at frequency rank #19,649, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.te\. révélés is at rank #20,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\.

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 40211, this pair ranks #242,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rejetés vs révélés

Shared letters: rsé. Private to "rejetés": ejt. Private to "révélés": lv.

"rejetés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "révélés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

rejetés#19,649
révélés#20,562

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rejetés" and "révélés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ʒə.te\ versus \ʁe.ve.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rejetés" or "révélés"?
"rejetés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,649 in our French list, against #20,562 for "révélés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rejetés vs révélés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rejetés” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list