réversible

\ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\

/\ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“réversible” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,024
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut se retourner, qui peut se mettre en sens inverse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reversible · réversible · French

réversible · rank #24,024 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,024
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rétrograde

Nearest frequency peer: rétrograde (-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 « réversible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « réversible » 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).

réversible vs réversibles
91% similar

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

Key facts for réversible
PropertyValue
Headwordréversible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,024
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réversible »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).réversiblese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rétrograde » (#24,023), « sautant » (#24,025), « résument » (#24,022). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réversible » est au #24,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around réversible (IPA \ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,024 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for réversible, with forms such as "reversible", "rréversible", and "rvéersible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "réversibles", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is réversible, spelled R-É-V-E-R-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut se retourner, qui peut se mettre en sens inverse.
  2. 2
    Qui doivent en certains cas retourner au propriétaire qui en a disposé, en parlant des biens, des terres.
  3. 3
    Constituées sur plusieurs têtes, ou des pensions assurées à d’autres personnes après la mort des titulaires, en parlant des rentes viagères.
  4. 4
    Susceptibles de se reproduire en sens inverse, en parlant de phénomènes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ce tissu est réversible.
  2. Toutes les terres données à bail emphytéotique sont réversibles après la fin du bail.

Antonyms

irréversible

This word in other languages

reversible(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reversible
  • rréversible
  • rvéersible
  • réevrsible
  • réverisble
  • réverrsible
  • réversbile
  • réversibble
  • réversibel
  • réversiblle
  • réversilbe
  • réverssible
  • révesrible
  • révresible
  • révversible
  • érversible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réversible - 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.

reversible1rréversible1rvéersible2réevrsible2réverisble2réverrsible1réversbile2réversibble1
Edit distance from "réversible"

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 "réversible"?
"réversible" is spelled R-É-V-E-R-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\.
What does "réversible" mean?
As an adjective, "réversible" means: Qui peut se retourner, qui peut se mettre en sens inverse.
What words are commonly confused with "réversible"?
"réversible" is commonly confused with "réversibles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réversible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réversible" is \ʁe.vɛʁ.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réversible" come from?
"réversible" 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 "réversible", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rétrograde#24,023retournera#24,013rejoignant#24,008rapprochés#24,004

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

sauvagement16 variantssépultures16 variantsprévalence16 variantsprovocateur16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list