Which to use
“révoltée” is a noun and “révolter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,986
- “révoltée” frequency rank
- #31,244
- “révolter” frequency rank
- 72230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révoltée | révolter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme révoltée. | Soulever, porter à la révolte. |
Same sound, different letters: révoltée vs révolter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. révoltée (CVCVCCVV) and révolter (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - révoltée / révolter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: révoltée and révolter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.vɔl.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72230, 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\. révolter is at rank #31,244, tagged as averb, 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 72230, this pair ranks #44,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révoltée vs révolter
Shared letters: elortvé. Private to "révoltée": -. Private to "révolter": -.
"révoltée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "révolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révoltée" and "révolter" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "révoltée" or "révolter" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révoltée" and "révolter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs révoltée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.