Which to use
“révoltent” and “révolter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,985
- “révoltent” frequency rank
- #31,244
- “révolter” frequency rank
- 72229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révoltent | révolter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de révolter. | Soulever, porter à la révolte. |
Where the eye mixes révoltent and révolter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. révoltent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against révolter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses révoltent with révolter
A purely visual mix-up. révoltent (\ʁe.vɔlt\) and révolter (\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 72229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révoltent is recorded at frequency rank #40,985, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔlt\. 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 72229, this pair ranks #44,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révoltent vs révolter
Shared letters: elortvé. Private to "révoltent": n. Private to "révolter": -.
"révoltent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "révolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "révoltent" for "révolter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "révoltent" vs "révolter" - which ranks higher?
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 "révoltent" 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 #44,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révoltent" and "révolter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résolvent vs révoltent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.