reverser

/\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,694

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

reverser is aFrenchverb. It means: Verser de nouveau. Pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\. Often confused with rêveuse and reversés.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reverser in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for reverser is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,694 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for reverser, with forms such as "erverser", "reevrser", and "reveresr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is reverser, spelled R-E-V-E-R-S-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erverser,reevrser,reveresr,reverrser,reverserr,reversre,reversser,revesrer,revreser,revverser,rreverser,rveerser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reverser

Misspelling Variants of "reverser"

erverser8reevrser8reveresr8reverrser9reverserr9reversre8reversser9revesrer8
Misspelling Variants of "reverser"

Frequency rank: #35,694 in French

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.