Which to use
“révélation” and “révocation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,609
- “révélation” frequency rank
- #22,083
- “révocation” frequency rank
- 27692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révélation | révocation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de révéler. | Action de révoquer ; annulation, en parlant d'une chose ou d'un acte ; renvoi ou destitution, en parlant d'une personne. |
Where the eye mixes révélation and révocation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. révélation and révocation follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses révélation with révocation
A purely visual mix-up. révélation (\ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\) and révocation (\ʁe.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) 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 27692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révélation is recorded at frequency rank #5,609, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\. révocation is at rank #22,083, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\.
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 27692, this pair ranks #327,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révélation vs révocation
Shared letters: ainortvé. Private to "révélation": l. Private to "révocation": c.
"révélation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "révocation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révélation" and "révocation" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "révélation" vs "révocation" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "révélation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révocation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,403 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révélation" and "révocation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révocation vs revolution". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #327,403 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.