révoltervsrévoltésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: révolter is a verb, révoltés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révolter and révoltés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
révolter
8 ch
révoltés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

révolter#31,244
révoltés#24,763

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révolter" and "révoltés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révolter" is a verb and "révoltés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révolter" or "révoltés"?
"révoltés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,763 in our French list, against #31,244 for "révolter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering révolter vs révoltés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “révolter”; for an adjective, it's “révoltés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révolter” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list