revolutionvsrévolutionnéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revolution is a noun, révolutionné is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revolution” is a noun and “révolutionné” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,579
“revolution” frequency rank
#34,739
“révolutionné” frequency rank
53318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revolution révolutionné
Definition Révolution. Qui a subi les conséquences d’une révolution, telle que la Révolution française.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revolution and révolutionné apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
revolution
12 ch
révolutionné

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revolution is \ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\ while révolutionné is \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revolution is recorded at frequency rank #18,579, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\. révolutionné is at rank #34,739, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ.ne\.

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 53318, this pair ranks #141,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revolution vs révolutionné

Shared letters: ilnortuv. Private to "revolution": e. Private to "révolutionné": é.

"revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC  ·  "révolutionné" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revolutionervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn

Frequency comparison

revolution#18,579
révolutionné#34,739

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revolution" and "révolutionné" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revolution" is a noun and "révolutionné" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revolution" or "révolutionné"?
"revolution" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,579 in our French list, against #34,739 for "révolutionné". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revolution vs révolutionné

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revolution”; for an adjective, it's “révolutionné”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revolution” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list