rêvent

\ʁɛv\

/\ʁɛv\/ verb

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The verdict

“rêvent” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,906. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,906
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-revent · rêvent · French

rêvent · rank #13,906 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,906
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réclamation

Nearest frequency peer: réclamation (-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 « rêvent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rêvent » 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).

rêvent vs rêver
67% similar
rêvent vs revêt
50% similar
rêvent vs rêvez
67% similar

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

Key facts for rêvent
PropertyValue
Headwordrêvent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛv\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,906
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rêvent »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rêventse 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 « réclamation » (#13,905), « schémas » (#13,907), « réalisant » (#13,904). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rêvent » est au #13,906. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around rêvent (IPA \ʁɛv\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,906 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rêvent, with forms such as "revent", "rrêvent", and "rvêent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêver", "revêt", "rêvez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rêvent, spelled R-Ê-V-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de rêver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces Portugais, au fond du bar, ayant invité les catins, ils rêvent !

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • revent
  • rrêvent
  • rvêent
  • rêevnt
  • rêvennt
  • rêventt
  • rêvetn
  • rêvnet
  • rêvvent
  • êrvent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

revent1rrêvent1rvêent2rêevnt2rêvennt1rêventt1rêvetn2rêvnet2
Edit distance from "rêvent"

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 "rêvent"?
"rêvent" is spelled R-Ê-V-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛv\.
What does "rêvent" mean?
As a verb, "rêvent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver.
What words are commonly confused with "rêvent"?
"rêvent" is commonly confused with "rêver", "revêt", "rêvez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rêvent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rêvent" is \ʁɛv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rêvent" come from?
"rêvent" 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 "rêvent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

soudaine10 variantsspecial10 variantsrefusée10 variantsrefonte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list