Which to use
“révolue” and “révolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- #47,590
- “révolus” frequency rank
- 79312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolue | révolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de révolu. | Masculin pluriel de révolu. |
Same sound, different letters: révolue vs révolus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. révolue (CVCVCVV) and révolus (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - révolue / révolus
This is the hard kind. révolue and révolus 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 a single letter - e in “révolue” becomes s in “révolus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolue is recorded at frequency rank #31,722, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly\. 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 79312, this pair ranks #23,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolue vs révolus
Shared letters: loruvé. Private to "révolue": e. Private to "révolus": s.
"révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révolue" and "révolus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "révolue" vs "révolus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"révolue" and "révolus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolue" 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 #23,615 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolue" and "révolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,615 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.