résoluesvsrévolueTell them apart

Which to use

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

#35,263
“résolues” frequency rank
#31,722
“révolue” frequency rank
66985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résolues révolue
Definition Féminin pluriel de résolu. Féminin singulier de révolu.

Where the eye mixes résolues and révolue

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. résolues runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against révolue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
résolues
7 ch
révolue

Why the eye confuses résolues with révolue

A purely visual mix-up. résolues (\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 66985, 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\. 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 66985, this pair ranks #65,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of résolues vs révolue

Shared letters: elorué. Private to "résolues": s. Private to "révolue": v.

"résolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "résolues" and "révolue" be used interchangeably?
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: "résolues" vs "révolue" - which ranks higher?
"révolue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,722 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "résolues" and "révolue" 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 "révolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résolues" and "révolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolues vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,424 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