Which to use
“révélait” and “révèlent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,804
- “révélait” frequency rank
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- 34725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révélait | révèlent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de révéler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. |
Where the eye mixes révélait and révèlent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. révélait (CVCVCVVC) and révèlent (CVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: révélait vs révèlent
A purely visual mix-up. révélait (\ʁe.ve.lɛ\) and révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révélait is recorded at frequency rank #25,804, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.lɛ\. révèlent is at rank #8,921, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\.
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 34725, this pair ranks #281,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révélait vs révèlent
Shared letters: lrtvé. Private to "révélait": ai. Private to "révèlent": enè.
"révélait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révélait" and "révèlent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "révélait" or "révèlent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "révélait" and "révèlent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révélait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révèlent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révélait" and "révèlent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetait vs révélait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.