rêvaient

\ʁɛ.vɛ\

/\ʁɛ.vɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

“rêvaient” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,857
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver.

Corpus desk

Index FR-revaient · rêvaient · French

rêvaient · rank #45,857 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,857
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réutilisables

Nearest frequency peer: réutilisables (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rêvaient »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rêvaient » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rêvaient vs rêvent
75% similar
rêvaient vs rêvait
75% similar
rêvaient vs rêvant
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rêvaient
PropertyValue
Headwordrêvaient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛ.vɛ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,857
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rêvaient »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.rêvaientse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réutilisables » (#45,856), « sachions » (#45,858), « réticente » (#45,855). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rêvaient » est au #45,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around rêvaient (IPA \ʁɛ.vɛ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #45,857 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for rêvaient, with forms such as "revaient", "rrêvaient", and "rvêaient". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêvent", "rêvait", "rêvant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rêvaient, spelled R-Ê-V-A-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rêvaient appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il comparaît l’illusion des réformateurs à celle des anciens pasteuriens qui rêvaient d’un monde aseptique.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • revaient
  • rrêvaient
  • rvêaient
  • rêavient
  • rêvaeint
  • rêvaiennt
  • rêvaientt
  • rêvaietn
  • rêvainet
  • rêviaent
  • rêvvaient
  • êrvaient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rêvaient - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

revaient1rrêvaient1rvêaient2rêavient2rêvaeint2rêvaiennt1rêvaientt1rêvaietn2
Edit distance from "rêvaient"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rêvaient"?
"rêvaient" is spelled R-Ê-V-A-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛ.vɛ\.
What does "rêvaient" mean?
As a verb, "rêvaient" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver.
What words are commonly confused with "rêvaient"?
"rêvaient" is commonly confused with "rêvent", "rêvait", "rêvant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rêvaient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rêvaient" is \ʁɛ.vɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rêvaient" come from?
"rêvaient" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rêvaient", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sachions#45,858saignant#45,859rénovées#45,852régicide#45,851

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

saturnin12 variantsremontez12 variantsraccourcie12 variantsstimulée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list