revenir sur ses pas

verb

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The verdict

“revenir sur ses pas” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Revenir après s’être éloigné.

Key facts for revenir sur ses pas
PropertyValue
Headwordrevenir sur ses pas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “revenir sur ses pas” sits in French frequency

revenir sur ses pas 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for revenir sur ses pas is 19 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Revenir après s’être éloigné.".

Zero misspellings are on record for revenir sur ses pas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 revenir sur ses pas, spelled R-E-V-E-N-I-R- -S-U-R- -S-E-S- -P-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Revenir après s’être éloigné.

Synonyms

retourner sur ses pass’en retourners’en revenirfaire marche arrière

This word in other languages

backtrack(English)

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 "revenir sur ses pas"?
"revenir sur ses pas" is spelled R-E-V-E-N-I-R- -S-U-R- -S-E-S- -P-A-S.
What does "revenir sur ses pas" mean?
As a verb, "revenir sur ses pas" means: Revenir après s’être éloigné.
What language does "revenir sur ses pas" come from?
"revenir sur ses pas" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “revenir sur ses pas”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-V-E-N-I-R- -S-U-R- -S-E-S- -P-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list