Which to use
“revive” and “revived” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,596
- “revive” frequency rank
- #12,315
- “revived” frequency rank
- 23911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revive | revived |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness. | simple past and past participle of revive |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revive and revived apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. revive (/ɹɪˈvaɪv/) 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 extra letter(s) - “revive” sits inside “revived”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revive is recorded at frequency rank #11,596, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈvaɪv/. 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 23911, this pair ranks #405,865 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revive vs revived
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "revive": -. Private to "revived": d.
"revive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revived" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revive" and "revived" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revive" or "revived"?
Remembering revive vs revived
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revive” entry
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