Which to use
“ravi” and “revu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “ravi” frequency rank
- #7,367
- “revu” frequency rank
- 14729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravi | revu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enchanté ; très content. | Qui a été mis à jour. |
Where the eye mixes ravi and revu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ravi and revu
A purely visual mix-up. ravi (\ʁa.vi\) and revu (\ʁə.vy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravi is recorded at frequency rank #7,362, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.vi\. revu is at rank #7,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14729, this pair ranks #395,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ravi vs revu
Shared letters: rv. Private to "ravi": ai. Private to "revu": eu.
"ravi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "revu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ravi" and "revu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ravi" or "revu" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravi" and "revu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs revu". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #395,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.