Which to use
“résolus” and “révolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,587
- “résolus” frequency rank
- #47,590
- “révolus” frequency rank
- 66177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résolus | révolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de résolu. | Masculin pluriel de révolu. |
Where the eye mixes résolus and révolus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. résolus and révolus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: résolus vs révolus
A purely visual mix-up. résolus (\ʁe.zɔ.ly\) and révolus (\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 “résolus” becomes v in “révolus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résolus is recorded at frequency rank #18,587, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zɔ.ly\. révolus is at rank #47,590, 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 66177, this pair ranks #68,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of résolus vs révolus
Shared letters: lorsué. Private to "résolus": -. Private to "révolus": v.
"résolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résolus" and "révolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "résolus" or "révolus"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "résolus" and "révolus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "résolus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résolus" and "révolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.