Which to use
“révoqué” is a verb and “roque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,532
- “révoqué” frequency rank
- #30,785
- “roque” frequency rank
- 60317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | révoqué | roque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de révoquer. | Mouvement du jeu d’échecs où le roi et une tour bougent en un seul coup : le roi va de 2 cases vers la tour et la tour saute le roi et se met sur la case juste à côté. Pour faire ce coup, il faut : |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set révoqué and roque apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: révoqué is \ʁe.vɔ.ke\ while roque is \ʁɔk\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
révoqué is recorded at frequency rank #29,532, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vɔ.ke\. roque is at rank #30,785, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁɔk\.
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 60317, this pair ranks #98,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of révoqué vs roque
Shared letters: oqru. Private to "révoqué": vé. Private to "roque": e.
"révoqué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "roque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- roque ← roqeu · roqque · rouqe · rqoue · rroque
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "révoqué" and "roque" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "révoqué" or "roque"?
Remembering révoqué vs roque
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “révoqué”; for a noun, it's “roque”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “révoqué” entry
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