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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.

7 ch
révéler
8 ch
révolter

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?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ve.le\ versus \ʁe.vɔl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "révéler" vs "révolter" - which ranks higher?
"révéler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,027 in our French list, against #31,244 for "révolter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list