Which to use
“révolus” is an adjective and “révoqué” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,590
- “révolus” frequency rank
- #29,532
- “révoqué” frequency rank
- 77122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolus | révoqué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de révolu. | Participe passé masculin singulier de révoquer. |
Where the eye mixes révolus and révoqué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. révolus (CVCVCVC) and révoqué (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses révolus with révoqué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révolus 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 77122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolus is recorded at frequency rank #47,590, 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 77122, this pair ranks #29,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolus vs révoqué
Shared letters: oruvé. Private to "révolus": ls. Private to "révoqué": q.
"révolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "révoqué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "révolus" and "révoqué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "révolus" or "révoqué"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "révolus" and "révoqué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolus" 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 #29,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolus" and "révoqué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtus vs révolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.