Which to use
“révolu” and “révolue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,228
- “révolu” frequency rank
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- 58950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolu | révolue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cours des planètes et des astres, lorsque, par leur mouvement périodique, ils sont revenus au même point. | Féminin singulier de révolu. |
Same sound, different letters: révolu vs révolue
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. révolu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against révolue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - révolu / révolue
This is the hard kind. révolu and révolue are pronounced identically (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “révolu” sits inside “révolue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolu is recorded at frequency rank #27,228, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\. révolue is at rank #31,722, 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 58950, this pair ranks #105,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolu vs révolue
Shared letters: loruvé. Private to "révolu": -. Private to "révolue": e.
"révolu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révolu" and "révolue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "révolu" or "révolue"?
After this comparison
"révolu" and "révolue" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolu" and "révolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs révolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.