résoluvsrévolueConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,655
“résolu” frequency rank
#31,722
“révolue” frequency rank
38377
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résolu révolue
Definition Déterminé ; hardi. Féminin singulier de révolu.

Where the eye mixes résolu and révolue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résolu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against révolue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
résolu
7 ch
révolue

Why the eye confuses résolu with révolue

A purely visual mix-up. résolu (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\) and révolue (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38377, 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\. révolue is at rank #31,722, 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 38377, this pair ranks #255,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of résolu vs révolue

Shared letters: lorué. Private to "résolu": s. Private to "révolue": ev.

"résolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "résolu" and "révolue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\ versus \ʁe.vɔ.ly\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "résolu" vs "révolue" - which ranks higher?
"résolu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,655 in our French list, against #31,722 for "révolue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "résolu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #255,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résolu" and "révolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs révolue". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #255,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list