Which to use
“révolue” is an adjective and “révoquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,722
- “révolue” frequency rank
- #32,582
- “révoquer” frequency rank
- 64304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolue | révoquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de révolu. | Destituer ; ôter à quelqu’un, pour des raisons de mécontentement, les fonctions, le pouvoir, l’emploi amovible qu’on lui avait donné. |
Where the eye mixes révolue and révoquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: révolue vs révoquer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révolue is \ʁe.vɔ.ly\ while révoquer is \ʁe.vɔ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64304, 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\. révoquer is at rank #32,582, 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 64304, this pair ranks #77,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolue vs révoquer
Shared letters: eoruvé. Private to "révolue": l. Private to "révoquer": q.
"révolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "révoquer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révolue" and "révoquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "révolue" vs "révoquer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révoquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolue" and "révoquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs révolue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.