Which to use
“reportés” is a verb and “révoltés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,250
- “reportés” frequency rank
- #24,763
- “révoltés” frequency rank
- 60013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportés | révoltés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de reporter. | Masculin pluriel de révolté. |
Where the eye mixes reportés and révoltés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reportés and révoltés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reportés with révoltés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reportés is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\ while révoltés is \ʁe.vɔl.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportés is recorded at frequency rank #35,250, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. révoltés is at rank #24,763, tagged as anadj, 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 60013, this pair ranks #99,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reportés vs révoltés
Shared letters: orsté. Private to "reportés": ep. Private to "révoltés": lv.
"reportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "révoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reportés" and "révoltés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reportés" or "révoltés"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "reportés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,943 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportés" and "révoltés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs reportés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,943 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.