révéléevsrévélerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révélée is a adjective, révéler is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“révélée” is an adjective and “révéler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,473
“révélée” frequency rank
#6,027
“révéler” frequency rank
18500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révélée révéler
Definition Féminin singulier de révélé. Découvrir, déclarer, faire savoir une chose qui était inconnue et secrète.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
révélée
7 ch
révéler

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: révélée and révéler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.ve.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révélée is recorded at frequency rank #12,473, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\. révéler is at rank #6,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\.

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 18500, this pair ranks #378,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of révélée vs révéler

Shared letters: elrvé. Private to "révélée": -. Private to "révéler": -.

"révélée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "révéler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

révélée#12,473
révéler#6,027

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révélée" and "révéler" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révélée" is an adjective and "révéler" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révélée" or "révéler"?
"révéler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,027 in our French list, against #12,473 for "révélée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révélée vs révéler

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “révélée”; for a verb, it's “révéler”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révélée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list