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

#5,289
“révolte” frequency rank
#40,986
“révoltée” frequency rank
46275
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révolte révoltée
Definition Rébellion, soulèvement contre l’autorité établie, tentative de révolution, ou bien simple changement d’allégeance. Femme révoltée.

Where the eye mixes révolte and révoltée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. révolte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against révoltée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
révolte
8 ch
révoltée

Visual trap between révolte and révoltée

A purely visual mix-up. révolte (\ʁe.vɔlt\) and révoltée (\ʁe.vɔl.te\) 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 46275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révolte is recorded at frequency rank #5,289, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\. révoltée is at rank #40,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\.

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 46275, this pair ranks #196,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of révolte vs révoltée

Shared letters: elortvé. Private to "révolte": -. Private to "révoltée": -.

"révolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "révoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "révolte" and "révoltée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɔlt\ versus \ʁe.vɔl.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "révolte" or "révoltée"?
"révolte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,289 in our French list, against #40,986 for "révoltée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "révolte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révoltée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "révolte" and "révoltée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs révoltée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #196,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list