Which to use
“revêtent” and “révoltent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,640
- “revêtent” frequency rank
- #40,985
- “révoltent” frequency rank
- 84625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revêtent | révoltent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revêtir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter. |
Where the eye mixes revêtent and révoltent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revêtent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against révoltent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revêtent and révoltent
A purely visual mix-up. revêtent (\ʁə.vɛt\) and révoltent (\ʁe.vɔlt\) 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 84625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revêtent is recorded at frequency rank #43,640, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛt\. révoltent is at rank #40,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\.
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 84625, this pair ranks #12,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revêtent vs révoltent
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "revêtent": ê. Private to "révoltent": loé.
"revêtent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revêtent" for "révoltent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "revêtent" or "révoltent" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,652 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêtent" and "révoltent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recèlent vs revêtent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,652 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.