ReversvsReverseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Revers” and “Reverse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,095
“Revers” frequency rank
#28,826
“Reverse” frequency rank
70921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Revers Reverse
Definition Plural 1: zurückgeschlagene Vorderkante an einer Jacke (im weiteren Sinne) Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Revers

Letter map: Revers vs Reverse

Shared letters muted; letters that set Revers and Reverse apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

6 ch
Revers
7 ch
Reverse

Corpus notes: Revers and Reverse

Revers and Reverse are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Revers” sits inside “Reverse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Revers is recorded at frequency rank #42,095, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈveːɐ̯]. Reverse is at rank #28,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 70921, this pair ranks #431,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Revers vs Reverse

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "Revers": -. Private to "Reverse": -.

"Revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Reverse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reverservers · reevrs · reverrs · reverss · revesr · revres · revvers · rrevers
  • Reverseerverse · reevrse · reveres · reverrse · reversse · revesre · revrese · revverse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Revers" and "Reverse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Revers” sits inside “Reverse”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Revers" vs "Reverse" - which ranks higher?
"Reverse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,826 in our German list, against #42,095 for "Revers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Revers" and "Reverse".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Revers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reverse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #431,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Revers" and "Reverse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Revers vs Reviere". 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 #431,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list