révélavsrévélantWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,341
“révéla” frequency rank
#17,555
“révélant” frequency rank
45896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révéla révélant
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de révéler. Participe présent de révéler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révéla and révélant apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
révéla
8 ch
révélant

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. révéla (\ʁe.ve.la\) and révélant (\ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “révéla” sits inside “révélant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révéla is recorded at frequency rank #28,341, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la\. révélant is at rank #17,555, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\.

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 45896, this pair ranks #199,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of révéla vs révélant

Shared letters: alrvé. Private to "révéla": -. Private to "révélant": nt.

"révéla" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "révélant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

révéla#28,341
révélant#17,555

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révéla" and "révélant" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ve.la\ versus \ʁe.ve.lɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "révéla" or "révélant"?
"révélant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,555 in our French list, against #28,341 for "révéla". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révéla vs révélant

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révéla” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list