Which to use
“révocation” and “revolution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,083
- “révocation” frequency rank
- #18,579
- “revolution” frequency rank
- 40662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révocation | revolution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de révoquer ; annulation, en parlant d'une chose ou d'un acte ; renvoi ou destitution, en parlant d'une personne. | Révolution. |
Where the eye mixes révocation and revolution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses révocation with revolution
A purely visual mix-up. révocation (\ʁe.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\) and revolution (\ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\) 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 40662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révocation is recorded at frequency rank #22,083, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\. revolution is at rank #18,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\.
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 40662, this pair ranks #238,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révocation vs revolution
Shared letters: inortv. Private to "révocation": acé. Private to "revolution": elu.
"révocation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "révocation" for "revolution" ever safe?
Which is more common, "révocation" or "revolution"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "révocation" and "revolution" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révocation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,896 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révocation" and "revolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs revolution". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #238,896 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.