Which to use
“révéla” is a verb and “révolu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,341
- “révéla” frequency rank
- #27,228
- “révolu” frequency rank
- 55569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révéla | révolu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de révéler. | Cours des planètes et des astres, lorsque, par leur mouvement périodique, ils sont revenus au même point. |
Where the eye mixes révéla and révolu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. révéla and révolu follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses révéla with révolu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révéla is \ʁe.ve.la\ while révolu is \ʁe.vɔ.ly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55569, 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\. révolu is at rank #27,228, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\.
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 55569, this pair ranks #126,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révéla vs révolu
Shared letters: lrvé. Private to "révéla": a. Private to "révolu": ou.
"révéla" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "révolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "révéla" for "révolu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "révéla" or "révolu"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "révéla" and "révolu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révéla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révéla" and "révolu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolu vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.