révélésvsreversWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révélés is a adjective, revers is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“révélés” is an adjective and “revers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,562
“révélés” frequency rank
#6,652
“revers” frequency rank
27214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révélés revers
Definition Masculin pluriel de révélé. Côté d’une chose opposé au côté principal, à celui que l’on regarde ou qui se présente d’abord.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révélés and revers apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
révélés
6 ch
revers

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révélés is \ʁe.ve.le\ while revers is \ʁə.vɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révélés is recorded at frequency rank #20,562, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ve.le\. revers is at rank #6,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ\.

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 27214, this pair ranks #330,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of révélés vs revers

Shared letters: rsv. Private to "révélés": . Private to "revers": e.

"révélés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reverservers · reevrs · reverrs · reverss · revesr · revres · revvers · rrevers

Frequency comparison

révélés#20,562
revers#6,652

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révélés" and "revers" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révélés" is an adjective and "revers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révélés" or "revers"?
"revers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,652 in our French list, against #20,562 for "révélés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révélés vs revers

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “révélés”; for a noun, it's “revers”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révélés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list