Which to use
“révolue” is an adjective and “révoqué” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- #29,532
- “révoqué” frequency rank
- 61254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolue | révoqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de révolu. | Participe passé masculin singulier de révoquer. |
Where the eye mixes révolue and révoqué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. révolue and révoqué follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between révolue and révoqué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révolue is \ʁe.vɔ.ly\ while révoqué is \ʁe.vɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61254, 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\. révoqué is at rank #29,532, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ke\.
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 61254, this pair ranks #93,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolue vs révoqué
Shared letters: oruvé. Private to "révolue": el. Private to "révoqué": q.
"révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "révoqué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révolue" and "révoqué" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "révolue" or "révoqué" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoqué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,241 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolue" and "révoqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs révolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,241 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.