revancher
\ʁə.vɑ̃.ʃe\
The verdict
“revancher” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre sa revanche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-revancher · revancher · French
revancher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | revancher |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.vɑ̃.ʃe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « revancher » en français
Rare enough to double-check
revancher is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.vɑ̃.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for revancher, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is revancher, spelled R-E-V-A-N-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Prendre sa revanche.
- 2Rendre la pareille d’une injure, d’un mal qu’on a reçu ; se venger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how revancher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Et j’irai jusqu’à la machine à laver ! — Nous la machine à laver on l’a déjà, se revancha la mère. Depuis longtemps. Je trouve que c’est la première chose dans une maison. Pour le linge, précisa-t-elle.
En présentant son texte comme s'il fût de moi, Mᵐᵉ Express se revanchait de mon coup.
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.