Which to use
“révolutionné” is an adjective and “révolutionner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,739
- “révolutionné” frequency rank
- #25,803
- “révolutionner” frequency rank
- 60542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révolutionné | révolutionner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi les conséquences d’une révolution, telle que la Révolution française. | Bouleverser. |
Same sound, different letters: révolutionné vs révolutionner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters. révolutionné runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCVVCCV) against révolutionner's 13 (CVCVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - révolutionné and révolutionner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: révolutionné and révolutionner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révolutionné is recorded at frequency rank #34,739, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ.ne\. révolutionner is at rank #25,803, tagged as averb, 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 60542, this pair ranks #97,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révolutionné vs révolutionner
Shared letters: ilnortuvé. Private to "révolutionné": -. Private to "révolutionner": e.
"révolutionné" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCCV · "révolutionner" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "révolutionné" / "révolutionner". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "révolutionné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révolutionner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #97,084 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "révolutionné" and "révolutionner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revolution vs révolutionné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #97,084 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.