revêtementvsrevêtentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revêtement is a noun, revêtent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revêtement” is a noun and “revêtent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,745
“revêtement” frequency rank
#43,640
“revêtent” frequency rank
59385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revêtement revêtent
Definition Action de revêtir. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revêtir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revêtement and revêtent apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
revêtement
8 ch
revêtent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revêtement is \ʁə.vɛt.mɑ̃\ while revêtent is \ʁə.vɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revêtement is recorded at frequency rank #15,745, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɛt.mɑ̃\. revêtent is at rank #43,640, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛt\.

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 59385, this pair ranks #103,474 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revêtement vs revêtent

Shared letters: enrtvê. Private to "revêtement": m. Private to "revêtent": -.

"revêtement" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC  ·  "revêtent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Frequency comparison

revêtement#15,745
revêtent#43,640

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revêtement" and "revêtent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revêtement" is a noun and "revêtent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revêtement" or "revêtent"?
"revêtement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,745 in our French list, against #43,640 for "revêtent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revêtement vs revêtent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revêtement”; for a verb, it's “revêtent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revêtement” 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