résoluesvsrévoltésTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,263
“résolues” frequency rank
#24,763
“révoltés” frequency rank
60026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résolues révoltés
Definition Féminin pluriel de résolu. Masculin pluriel de révolté.

Where the eye mixes résolues and révoltés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résolues (CVCVCVVC) and révoltés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
résolues
8 ch
révoltés

Visual trap between résolues and révoltés

A purely visual mix-up. résolues (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\) and révoltés (\ʁe.vɔl.te\) 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 60026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résolues is recorded at frequency rank #35,263, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\. 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 60026, this pair ranks #99,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of résolues vs révoltés

Shared letters: lorsé. Private to "résolues": eu. Private to "révoltés": tv.

"résolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "révoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "résolues" and "révoltés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\ versus \ʁe.vɔl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "résolues" or "révoltés"?
"révoltés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,763 in our French list, against #35,263 for "résolues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "résolues" and "révoltés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "résolues" 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 #99,865 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résolues" and "révoltés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolues vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #99,865 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