révolutionnévsrévolutionsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#34,739
“révolutionné” frequency rank
#14,791
“révolutions” frequency rank
49530
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révolutionné and révolutions apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
révolutionné
11 ch
révolutions

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révolutionné is \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ.ne\ while révolutions is \ʁe.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49530, 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\. 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 49530, this pair ranks #169,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of révolutionné vs révolutions

Shared letters: ilnortuvé. Private to "révolutionné": -. Private to "révolutions": s.

"révolutionné" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCCV  ·  "révolutions" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC

Frequency comparison

révolutionné#34,739
révolutions#14,791

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "révolutionné" and "révolutions" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "révolutionné" is an adjective and "révolutions" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "révolutionné" or "révolutions"?
"révolutions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,791 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 révolutionné vs révolutions

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “révolutionné”; for a noun, it's “révolutions”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révolutionné” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list