révèlentvsrévérendWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révèlent is a verb, révérend is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#8,921
“révèlent” frequency rank
#18,057
“révérend” frequency rank
26978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révèlent révérend
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. Digne d’être révéré.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révèlent and révérend apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
révèlent
8 ch
révérend

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: révèlent is averb and révérendanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révèlent is recorded at frequency rank #8,921, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɛl\. révérend is at rank #18,057, tagged as anadj.

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 26978, this pair ranks #331,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of révèlent vs révérend

Shared letters: enrvé. Private to "révèlent": ltè. Private to "révérend": d.

"révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "révérend" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

révèlent#8,921
révérend#18,057

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révèlent" and "révérend" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révèlent" is a verb and "révérend" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révèlent" or "révérend"?
"révèlent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,921 in our French list, against #18,057 for "révérend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révèlent vs révérend

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “révèlent”; for an adjective, it's “révérend”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révèlent” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list