Which to use
“révélée” is an adjective and “revenue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,473
- “révélée” frequency rank
- #8,030
- “revenue” frequency rank
- 20503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révélée | revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de révélé. | Retour, action de revenir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révélée and revenue apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révélée is \ʁe.ve.le\ while revenue is \ʁə.və.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20503, 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\. revenue is at rank #8,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.və.ny\.
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 20503, this pair ranks #367,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of révélée vs revenue
Shared letters: erv. Private to "révélée": lé. Private to "revenue": nu.
"révélée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "revenue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenue ← ervenue · reevnue · reveneu · revennue · reveune · revneue · revvenue · rrevenue
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révélée" and "revenue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "révélée" or "revenue"?
Remembering révélée vs revenue
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “révélée”; for a noun, it's “revenue”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révélée” entry
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