Which to use
“révolter” and “révoquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,244
- “révolter” frequency rank
- #32,582
- “révoquer” frequency rank
- 63826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolter | révoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soulever, porter à la révolte. | Destituer ; ôter à quelqu’un, pour des raisons de mécontentement, les fonctions, le pouvoir, l’emploi amovible qu’on lui avait donné. |
Where the eye mixes révolter and révoquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: révolter vs révoquer
A purely visual mix-up. révolter (\ʁe.vɔl.te\) and révoquer (\ʁe.vɔ.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63826, 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\. révoquer is at rank #32,582, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ke\.
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 63826, this pair ranks #80,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolter vs révoquer
Shared letters: eorvé. Private to "révolter": lt. Private to "révoquer": qu.
"révolter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "révoquer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révolter" and "révoquer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "révolter" or "révoquer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "révolter" and "révoquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolter" and "révoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remorquer vs révoquer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #80,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.