revendiquervsrevendiquésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,680
“revendiquer” frequency rank
#45,844
“revendiqués” frequency rank
59524
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revendiquer revendiqués
Definition Demander à traiter une affaire qu'il considère comme étant de ses compétences ou relevant de sa juridiction, en parlant d'un magistrat. Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe revendiquer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revendiquer and revendiqués apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
revendiquer
11 ch
revendiqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. revendiquer and revendiqués 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 59524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revendiquer is recorded at frequency rank #13,680, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.di.ke\. revendiqués is at rank #45,844, 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 59524, this pair ranks #102,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revendiquer vs revendiqués

Shared letters: deinqruv. Private to "revendiquer": -. Private to "revendiqués": .

"revendiquer" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC  ·  "revendiqués" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

revendiquer#13,680
revendiqués#45,844

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revendiquer" and "revendiqués" 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, "revendiquer" or "revendiqués"?
"revendiquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,680 in our French list, against #45,844 for "revendiqués". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revendiquer vs revendiqués

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 “revendiquer” 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