Which to use
“révéler” and “révolter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,027
- “révéler” frequency rank
- #31,244
- “révolter” frequency rank
- 37271
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révéler | révolter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Découvrir, déclarer, faire savoir une chose qui était inconnue et secrète. | Soulever, porter à la révolte. |
Where the eye mixes révéler and révolter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. révéler runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against révolter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between révéler and révolter
A purely visual mix-up. révéler (\ʁe.ve.le\) and révolter (\ʁe.vɔl.te\) 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 37271, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révéler is recorded at frequency rank #6,027, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\. révolter is at rank #31,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\.
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 37271, this pair ranks #263,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révéler vs révolter
Shared letters: elrvé. Private to "révéler": -. Private to "révolter": ot.
"révéler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "révolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révéler" and "révolter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "révéler" vs "révolter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "révéler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,659 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révéler" and "révolter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs révolter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,659 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.