révoltésvsrévolusConfusable pair

Which to use

“révoltés” and “révolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,763
“révoltés” frequency rank
#47,590
“révolus” frequency rank
72353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature révoltés révolus
Definition Masculin pluriel de révolté. Masculin pluriel de révolu.

Where the eye mixes révoltés and révolus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. révoltés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against révolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
révoltés
7 ch
révolus

Visual trap between révoltés and révolus

A purely visual mix-up. révoltés (\ʁe.vɔl.te\) and révolus (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) 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 72353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

révoltés is recorded at frequency rank #24,763, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔl.te\. révolus is at rank #47,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\.

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 72353, this pair ranks #44,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of révoltés vs révolus

Shared letters: lorsvé. Private to "révoltés": t. Private to "révolus": u.

"révoltés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "révoltés" for "révolus" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.vɔl.te\ versus \ʁe.vɔ.ly\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "révoltés" or "révolus"?
"révoltés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,763 in our French list, against #47,590 for "révolus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "révoltés" and "révolus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "révoltés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "révoltés" and "révolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs révolus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #44,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list