Which to use
“resolution” and “revolution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,465
- “resolution” frequency rank
- #18,579
- “revolution” frequency rank
- 59044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resolution | revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réponse d’un problème. | Révolution. |
Letter map: resolution vs revolution
Shared letters muted; letters that set resolution and revolution apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Pair insight - resolution / revolution
resolution and revolution are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - s in “resolution” becomes v in “revolution”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resolution is recorded at frequency rank #40,465, classified as anoun. revolution is at rank #18,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\.
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 59044, this pair ranks #105,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resolution vs revolution
Shared letters: eilnortu. Private to "resolution": s. Private to "revolution": v.
"resolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resolution ← ersolution · reoslution · resloution · resollution · resoltuion · resoluiton · resolutino · resolutionn
- revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resolution" for "revolution" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resolution" vs "revolution" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "resolution" vs "revolution" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "resolution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,382 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resolution" and "revolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs révolutions". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #105,382 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.