en revanche
\ɑ̃ ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“en revanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En récompense ; en retour.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-revanche · en revanche · French
en revanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en revanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en revanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for en revanche in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is en revanche, spelled E-N- -R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1En récompense ; en retour.
- 2Par contre ; mais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en revanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il m’a servi dans telle occasion, et en revanche je l’ai servi dans une autre.
S’il y eut des saintes et des martyres, en revanche point de papesses ou seulement de clergeonnes. La messe est purement virile.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.