résultentvsrévoltentTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,160
“résultent” frequency rank
#40,985
“révoltent” frequency rank
62145
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature résultent révoltent
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de résulter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter.

Where the eye mixes résultent and révoltent

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

9 ch
résultent
9 ch
révoltent

Why the eye confuses résultent with révoltent

A purely visual mix-up. résultent (\ʁe.zylt\) and révoltent (\ʁe.vɔlt\) 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 62145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

résultent is recorded at frequency rank #21,160, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zylt\. révoltent is at rank #40,985, tagged as averb, 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 62145, this pair ranks #88,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of résultent vs révoltent

Shared letters: elnrté. Private to "résultent": su. Private to "révoltent": ov.

"résultent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "résultent" and "révoltent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.zylt\ versus \ʁe.vɔlt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "résultent" vs "révoltent" - which ranks higher?
"résultent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,160 in our French list, against #40,985 for "révoltent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "résultent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révoltent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "résultent" and "révoltent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolvent vs révoltent". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #88,625 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