Which to use
“revere” and “revered” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,909
- “revere” frequency rank
- #18,678
- “revered” frequency rank
- 44587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revere | revered |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To regard someone or something with great awe or devotion. | simple past and past participle of revere |
Where the eye mixes revere and revered
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revere runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against revered's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revere and revered
A purely visual mix-up. revere (/ɹə.viːɹ/) and revered (/ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/) 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 extra letter(s) - “revere” sits inside “revered”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revere is recorded at frequency rank #25,909, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹə.viːɹ/. revered is at rank #18,678, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/.
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 44587, this pair ranks #229,171 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revere vs revered
Shared letters: erv. Private to "revere": -. Private to "revered": d.
"revere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revered" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revere" and "revered" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "revere" vs "revered" - which ranks higher?
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 "revere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revered" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,171 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revere" and "revered" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Renée vs revere". 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 #229,171 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.