révoltéevsrévoltentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révoltée is a noun, révoltent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“révoltée” is a noun and “révoltent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,986
“révoltée” frequency rank
#40,985
“révoltent” frequency rank
81971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révoltée révoltent
Definition Femme révoltée. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révoltée and révoltent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
révoltée
9 ch
révoltent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révoltée is \ʁe.vɔl.te\ while révoltent is \ʁe.vɔlt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révoltée is recorded at frequency rank #40,986, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\. révoltent is at rank #40,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\.

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 81971, this pair ranks #17,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of révoltée vs révoltent

Shared letters: elortvé. Private to "révoltée": -. Private to "révoltent": n.

"révoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

révoltée#40,986
révoltent#40,985

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révoltée" and "révoltent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révoltée" is a noun and "révoltent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révoltée" or "révoltent"?
"révoltent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,985 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.

Remembering révoltée vs révoltent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “révoltée”; for a verb, it's “révoltent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révoltée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list