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.
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?
Which is more common, "révoltés" or "révolus"?
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.