ReversvsRevierTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,095
“Revers” frequency rank
#10,926
“Revier” frequency rank
53021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Revers Revier
Definition Plural 1: zurückgeschlagene Vorderkante an einer Jacke (im weiteren Sinne) engster Aktionsraum eines Tieres, der gegen artgleiche Konkurrenten verteidigt wird

Where the eye mixes Revers and Revier

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Revers
6 ch
Revier

Visual trap between Revers and Revier

A purely visual mix-up. Revers ([ʁeˈveːɐ̯]) and Revier ([ʁeˈviːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53021, 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]. Revier is at rank #10,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːɐ̯].

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 53021, this pair ranks #1,074,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Revers vs Revier

Shared letters: erv. Private to "Revers": s. Private to "Revier": i.

"Revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Revier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reverservers · reevrs · reverrs · reverss · revesr · revres · revvers · rrevers
  • Revierervier · reiver · reveir · revierr · revire · revvier · rrevier · rveier

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Revers" for "Revier" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeˈveːɐ̯] versus [ʁeˈviːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Revers" vs "Revier" - which ranks higher?
"Revier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,926 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Revers" and "Revier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Revers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Revier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,074,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Revers" and "Revier" 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 #1,074,178 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