résoluevsrévoluTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,586
“résolue” frequency rank
#27,228
“révolu” frequency rank
45814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résolue révolu
Definition Féminin singulier de résolu. Cours des planètes et des astres, lorsque, par leur mouvement périodique, ils sont revenus au même point.

Where the eye mixes résolue and révolu

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

7 ch
résolue
6 ch
révolu

Look-alike desk: résolue vs révolu

A purely visual mix-up. résolue (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résolue is recorded at frequency rank #18,586, 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 45814, this pair ranks #199,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of résolue vs révolu

Shared letters: lorué. Private to "résolue": es. Private to "révolu": v.

"résolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "révolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "résolue" and "révolu" 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.
Which is more common, "résolue" or "révolu"?
"résolue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,586 in our French list, against #27,228 for "révolu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "résolue" 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 #199,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résolue" and "révolu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolu vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #199,825 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