Which to use
“révèlent” and “révoltent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,921
- “révèlent” frequency rank
- #40,985
- “révoltent” frequency rank
- 49906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révèlent | révoltent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révéler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter. |
Where the eye mixes révèlent and révoltent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. révèlent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against révoltent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: révèlent vs révoltent
A purely visual mix-up. révèlent (\ʁe.vɛl\) and révoltent (\ʁe.vɔlt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49906, 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\. révoltent is at rank #40,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\.
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 49906, this pair ranks #166,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révèlent vs révoltent
Shared letters: elnrtvé. Private to "révèlent": è. Private to "révoltent": o.
"révèlent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révèlent" and "révoltent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "révèlent" or "révoltent"?
Useful next steps
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 "révoltent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révèlent" and "révoltent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolvent vs révoltent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.