reverser

\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\

/\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\/ verb

The verdict

“reverser” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,694
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verser de nouveau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reverser · reverser · French

reverser · rank #35,694 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,694
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH revel

Nearest frequency peer: revel (-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 « reverser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reverser » 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).

reverser vs rêveuse
63% similar
reverser vs reversés
75% similar
reverser vs revers
75% similar

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

Key facts for reverser
PropertyValue
Headwordreverser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,694
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reverser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.reverserse 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 « revel » (#35,693), « reviendras » (#35,695), « retardataires » (#35,692). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reverser » est au #35,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around reverser (IPA \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,694 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reverser, with forms such as "erverser", "reevrser", and "reveresr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "rêveuse", "reversés", "revers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is reverser, spelled R-E-V-E-R-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verser de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Verser dans un récipient ce que l’on en avait tiré.
  3. 3
    Transporter, reporter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reverser du vin dans son verre.
  2. Reverser à boire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erverser
  • reevrser
  • reveresr
  • reverrser
  • reverserr
  • reversre
  • reversser
  • revesrer
  • revreser
  • revverser
  • rreverser
  • rveerser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reverser - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erverser2reevrser2reveresr2reverrser1reverserr1reversre2reversser1revesrer2
Edit distance from "reverser"

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 "reverser"?
"reverser" is spelled R-E-V-E-R-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\.
What does "reverser" mean?
As a verb, "reverser" means: Verser de nouveau.
What words are commonly confused with "reverser"?
"reverser" is commonly confused with "rêveuse", "reversés", "revers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reverser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reverser" is \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reverser" come from?
"reverser" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list