Which to use
“résolu” and “révolu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,655
- “résolu” frequency rank
- #27,228
- “révolu” frequency rank
- 33883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolu | révolu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminé ; hardi. | Cours des planètes et des astres, lorsque, par leur mouvement périodique, ils sont revenus au même point. |
Where the eye mixes résolu and révolu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résolu and révolu follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between résolu and révolu
A purely visual mix-up. résolu (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\) and révolu (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) 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 - s in “résolu” becomes v in “révolu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résolu is recorded at frequency rank #6,655, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\. révolu is at rank #27,228, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\.
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 33883, this pair ranks #287,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résolu vs révolu
Shared letters: lorué. Private to "résolu": s. Private to "révolu": v.
"résolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "révolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résolu" for "révolu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "résolu" vs "révolu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "résolu" and "révolu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résolu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolu" and "révolu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolu vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #287,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.