Which to use
“révèlent” and “revêtent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- #43,640
- “revêtent” frequency rank
- 52561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révèlent | revêtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revêtir. |
Where the eye mixes révèlent and revêtent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. révèlent and revêtent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: révèlent vs revêtent
A purely visual mix-up. révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) and revêtent (\ʁə.vɛt\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52561, 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\. revêtent is at rank #43,640, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛt\.
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 52561, this pair ranks #146,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révèlent vs revêtent
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "révèlent": lèé. Private to "revêtent": ê.
"révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "revêtent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révèlent" and "revêtent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "révèlent" vs "revêtent" - 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 "révèlent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révèlent" and "revêtent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs revêtent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #146,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.