resolutionvsrévolutionsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,465
“resolution” frequency rank
#14,791
“révolutions” frequency rank
55256
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resolution révolutions
Definition Réponse d’un problème. Pluriel de révolution.

Letter map: resolution vs révolutions

Shared letters muted; letters that set resolution and révolutions apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. resolution runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against révolutions's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
resolution
11 ch
révolutions

Spelling & dictionary notes on resolution vs révolutions

resolution and révolutions 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resolution is recorded at frequency rank #40,465, classified as anoun. révolutions is at rank #14,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\.

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 55256, this pair ranks #128,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resolution vs révolutions

Shared letters: ilnorstu. Private to "resolution": e. Private to "révolutions": vé.

"resolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "révolutions" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resolution ← ersolution · reoslution · resloution · resollution · resoltuion · resoluiton · resolutino · resolutionn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resolution" and "révolutions" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "resolution" or "révolutions"?
"révolutions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,791 in our French list, against #40,465 for "resolution". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "resolution" vs "révolutions" 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 "révolutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #128,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resolution" and "révolutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs revolution". 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 #128,638 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