revêtu

\ʁə.ve.ty\

/\ʁə.ve.ty\/ adj

The verdict

“revêtu” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,746
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est orné, décoré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-revetu · revêtu · French

revêtu · rank #24,746 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,746
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reverra

Nearest frequency peer: reverra (-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 « revêtu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « revêtu » 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).

revêtu vs revu
67% similar
revêtu vs rêvez
33% similar
revêtu vs revit
67% similar

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

Key facts for revêtu
PropertyValue
Headwordrevêtu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁə.ve.ty\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,746
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « revêtu »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).revêtuse 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 « reverra » (#24,745), « RG » (#24,747), « rest » (#24,744). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « revêtu » est au #24,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around revêtu (IPA \ʁə.ve.ty\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,746 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for revêtu, with forms such as "ervêtu", "revetu", and "revtêu". 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, "revu", "rêvez", "revit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is revêtu, spelled R-E-V-Ê-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est orné, décoré.
  2. 2
    Qui est paré des formes ou des mentions requises.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les vertus et les qualités aimables dont il était revêtu le rendent digne de tous nos regrets. - On dédaigne souvent la vérité, quand elle n’est pas revêtue des ornements qui plaisent à l’esprit.
  2. Cet acte est revêtu de toutes les formalités requises. - Cet écrit, cet acte est revêtu de la signature de telle personne.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ervêtu
  • revetu
  • revtêu
  • revvêtu
  • revêttu
  • revêut
  • reêvtu
  • rrevêtu
  • rveêtu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ervêtu2revetu1revtêu2revvêtu1revêttu1revêut2reêvtu2rrevêtu1
Edit distance from "revêtu"

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 "revêtu"?
"revêtu" is spelled R-E-V-Ê-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ve.ty\.
What does "revêtu" mean?
As an adjective, "revêtu" means: Qui est orné, décoré.
What words are commonly confused with "revêtu"?
"revêtu" is commonly confused with "revu", "rêvez", "revit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "revêtu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revêtu" is \ʁə.ve.ty\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "revêtu" come from?
"revêtu" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list