Which to use
“révolte” is a noun and “révolue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,289
- “révolte” frequency rank
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- 37011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolte | révolue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rébellion, soulèvement contre l’autorité établie, tentative de révolution, ou bien simple changement d’allégeance. | Féminin singulier de révolu. |
Where the eye mixes révolte and révolue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. révolte (CVCVCCV) and révolue (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: révolte vs révolue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révolte is \ʁe.vɔlt\ while révolue is \ʁe.vɔ.ly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “révolte” becomes u in “révolue”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37011, 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\. 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 37011, this pair ranks #265,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révolte vs révolue
Shared letters: elorvé. Private to "révolte": t. Private to "révolue": u.
"révolte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révolte" and "révolue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "révolte" vs "révolue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolte" 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 #265,501 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolte" and "révolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs révolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #265,501 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.