Which to use
“révélations” and “révolutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,304
- “révélations” frequency rank
- #14,791
- “révolutions” frequency rank
- 23095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révélations | révolutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de révélation. | Pluriel de révolution. |
Where the eye mixes révélations and révolutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. révélations and révolutions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses révélations with révolutions
A purely visual mix-up. révélations (\ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\) and révolutions (\ʁe.vɔ.ly.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 23095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révélations is recorded at frequency rank #8,304, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ve.la.sjɔ̃\. révolutions is at rank #14,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly.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 23095, this pair ranks #354,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of révélations vs révolutions
Shared letters: ilnorstvé. Private to "révélations": a. Private to "révolutions": u.
"révélations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC · "révolutions" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révélations" and "révolutions" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "révélations" vs "révolutions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "révélations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révélations" and "révolutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs révolutions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #354,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.