Which to use
“révolter” is a verb and “révoltés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,244
- “révolter” frequency rank
- #24,763
- “révoltés” frequency rank
- 56007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolter | révoltés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soulever, porter à la révolte. | Masculin pluriel de révolté. |
Same sound, different letters: révolter vs révoltés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. révolter and révoltés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: révolter vs révoltés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: révolter and révoltés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.vɔl.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 56007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolter is recorded at frequency rank #31,244, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\. révoltés is at rank #24,763, tagged as anadj, 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 56007, this pair ranks #123,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of révolter vs révoltés
Shared letters: lortvé. Private to "révolter": e. Private to "révoltés": s.
"révolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "révoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révolter" and "révoltés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "révolter" vs "révoltés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "révolter" / "révoltés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoltés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolter" and "révoltés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "récoltée vs révolter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.