Which to use
“revolution” and “révolutions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,579
- “revolution” frequency rank
- #14,791
- “révolutions” frequency rank
- 33370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revolution | révolutions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Révolution. | Pluriel de révolution. |
Where the eye mixes revolution and révolutions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. revolution runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVVC) against révolutions's 11 (CVCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revolution and révolutions
A purely visual mix-up. revolution (\ˌɹɛv.əˈl(j)uː.ʃən\) and révolutions (\ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33370, 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\. révolutions is at rank #14,791, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\.
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 33370, this pair ranks #291,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revolution vs révolutions
Shared letters: ilnortuv. Private to "revolution": e. Private to "révolutions": sé.
"revolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "révolutions" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revolution ← ervolution · reovlution · revloution · revollution · revoltuion · revoluiton · revolutino · revolutionn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revolution" for "révolutions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revolution" vs "révolutions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revolution" and "révolutions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revolution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolutions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revolution" and "révolutions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolution vs revolution". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #291,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.