Which to use
“received” and “revived” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #720
- “received” frequency rank
- #12,315
- “revived” frequency rank
- 13035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | received | revived |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of receive | simple past and past participle of revive |
Where the eye mixes received and revived
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between received and revived
A purely visual mix-up. received (/ɹɪˈsiːvd/) and revived (/rəˈvaɪvd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
received is recorded at frequency rank #720, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈsiːvd/. revived is at rank #12,315, tagged as averb, pronounced /rəˈvaɪvd/.
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 13035, this pair ranks #478,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of received vs revived
Shared letters: deirv. Private to "received": c. Private to "revived": -.
"received" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "revived" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "received" and "revived" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "received" or "revived"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "received" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revived" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,120 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "received" and "revived" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relive vs revived". 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 #478,120 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.