Which to use
“repèrent” and “révèlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,837
- “repèrent” frequency rank
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- 54758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repèrent | révèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de repérer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes repèrent and révèlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repèrent and révèlent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses repèrent with révèlent
A purely visual mix-up. repèrent (\ʁə.pɛʁ\) and révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repèrent is recorded at frequency rank #45,837, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɛʁ\. révèlent is at rank #8,921, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\.
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 54758, this pair ranks #131,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repèrent vs révèlent
Shared letters: enrtè. Private to "repèrent": p. Private to "révèlent": lvé.
"repèrent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repèrent" and "révèlent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repèrent" or "révèlent"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repèrent" and "révèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs repèrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #131,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.