revendiquentvsrevendiquerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,862
“revendiquent” frequency rank
#13,680
“revendiquer” frequency rank
32542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revendiquent revendiquer
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif 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 revendiquent and revendiquer apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
revendiquent
11 ch
revendiquer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revendiquent (\ʁə.vɑ̃.dik\) and revendiquer (\ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\) 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 32542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revendiquent is recorded at frequency rank #18,862, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.dik\. 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 32542, this pair ranks #296,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revendiquent vs revendiquer

Shared letters: deinqruv. Private to "revendiquent": t. Private to "revendiquer": -.

"revendiquent" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC  ·  "revendiquer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revendiquentervendiquent · reevndiquent · revedniquent · revenddiquent · revendiqeunt · revendiqquent · revendiquennt · revendiquentt
  • revendiquerervendiquer · reevndiquer · revedniquer · revenddiquer · revendiqeur · revendiqquer · revendiquerr · revendiqure

Frequency comparison

revendiquent#18,862
revendiquer#13,680

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revendiquent" and "revendiquer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vɑ̃.dik\ versus \ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "revendiquent" or "revendiquer"?
"revendiquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,680 in our French list, against #18,862 for "revendiquent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revendiquent 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 “revendiquent” 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