résultantvsrévoltantWhich spelling fits?

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

#10,236
“résultant” frequency rank
#32,173
“révoltant” frequency rank
42409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résultant révoltant
Definition Qui résulte de quelque chose ou d'autre chose. Qui révolte ; qui indigne.

Where the eye mixes résultant and révoltant

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. résultant and révoltant follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
résultant
9 ch
révoltant

Visual trap between résultant and révoltant

A purely visual mix-up. résultant (\ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃\) and révoltant (\ʁe.vɔl.tɑ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résultant is recorded at frequency rank #10,236, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃\. révoltant is at rank #32,173, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.tɑ̃\.

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 42409, this pair ranks #225,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of résultant vs révoltant

Shared letters: alnrté. Private to "résultant": su. Private to "révoltant": ov.

"résultant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "révoltant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "résultant" and "révoltant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.zyl.tɑ̃\ versus \ʁe.vɔl.tɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "résultant" or "révoltant"?
"résultant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,236 in our French list, against #32,173 for "révoltant". 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 "résultant" and "révoltant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "résultant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révoltant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résultant" and "révoltant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révoltant vs revoyant". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #225,820 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