résultévsrévolteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: résulté is a verb, révolte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“résulté” is a verb and “révolte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,710
“résulté” frequency rank
#5,289
“révolte” frequency rank
40999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résulté révolte
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de résulter. Rébellion, soulèvement contre l’autorité établie, tentative de révolution, ou bien simple changement d’allégeance.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set résulté and révolte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
résulté
7 ch
révolte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: résulté is \ʁe.zyl.te\ while révolte is \ʁe.vɔlt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résulté is recorded at frequency rank #35,710, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zyl.te\. révolte is at rank #5,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\.

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 40999, this pair ranks #236,339 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of résulté vs révolte

Shared letters: lrté. Private to "résulté": su. Private to "révolte": eov.

"résulté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "révolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

résulté#35,710
révolte#5,289

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "résulté" and "révolte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "résulté" is a verb and "révolte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "résulté" or "révolte"?
"révolte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,289 in our French list, against #35,710 for "résulté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering résulté vs révolte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “résulté”; for a noun, it's “révolte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “résulté” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list