# revered vs reverse

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### revered
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈvɪə(ɹ)d/ · frequency rank #18,678*
simple past and past participle of revere

### reverse
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ · frequency rank #3,843*
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/revered-vs-reverse