faire revenir

\fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\

/\fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“faire revenir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remettre en vigueur une règle ou loi ancienne.

Key facts for faire revenir
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire revenir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire revenir” sits in French frequency

faire revenir falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faire revenir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for faire revenir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faire revenir, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -R-E-V-E-N-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remettre en vigueur une règle ou loi ancienne.
  2. 2
    Brûler la surface d’un aliment, à l’aide d’un liquide très chaud, au début de sa cuisson.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire revenir"?
"faire revenir" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -R-E-V-E-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\.
What does "faire revenir" mean?
As a verb, "faire revenir" means: Remettre en vigueur une règle ou loi ancienne.
How do you pronounce "faire revenir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire revenir" is \fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire revenir" come from?
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Using “faire revenir”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -R-E-V-E-N-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ ʁə.və.niʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list