revendiquéevsrevendiquerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“revendiquée” and “revendiquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,722
“revendiquée” frequency rank
#13,680
“revendiquer” frequency rank
42402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revendiquée revendiquer
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de revendiquer. Demander à traiter une affaire qu'il considère comme étant de ses compétences ou relevant de sa juridiction, en parlant d'un magistrat.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revendiquée and revendiquer apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
revendiquée
11 ch
revendiquer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. revendiquée and revendiquer are pronounced identically (\ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revendiquée is recorded at frequency rank #28,722, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\. revendiquer is at rank #13,680, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\.

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 42402, this pair ranks #225,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revendiquée vs revendiquer

Shared letters: deinqruv. Private to "revendiquée": é. Private to "revendiquer": -.

"revendiquée" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVV  ·  "revendiquer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revendiquerervendiquer · reevndiquer · revedniquer · revenddiquer · revendiqeur · revendiqquer · revendiquerr · revendiqure

Frequency comparison

revendiquée#28,722
revendiquer#13,680

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revendiquée" and "revendiquer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "revendiquée" or "revendiquer"?
"revendiquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,680 in our French list, against #28,722 for "revendiquée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revendiquée vs revendiquer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revendiquée” 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