Which to use
“revêtue” and “révolue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,330
- “revêtue” frequency rank
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- 81052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revêtue | révolue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de revêtu. | Féminin singulier de révolu. |
Where the eye mixes revêtue and révolue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revêtue and révolue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses revêtue with révolue
A purely visual mix-up. revêtue (\ʁə.vɛ.ty\) and révolue (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revêtue is recorded at frequency rank #49,330, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ.ty\. révolue is at rank #31,722, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\.
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 81052, this pair ranks #19,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revêtue vs révolue
Shared letters: eruv. Private to "revêtue": tê. Private to "révolue": loé.
"revêtue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revêtue" and "révolue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revêtue" or "révolue"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,567 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêtue" and "révolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #19,567 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.