Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "révolte" or "révoltée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.