révoluevsrévolusConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
révolue
7 ch
révolus

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?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.vɔ.ly\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "révolue" vs "révolus" - which ranks higher?
"révolue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,722 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

"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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list