ravievsravitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ravie is a adjective, ravit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ravie” is an adjective and “ravit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,391
“ravie” frequency rank
#35,234
“ravit” frequency rank
45625
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ravie ravit
Definition Féminin singulier de ravi. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ravir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ravie and ravit apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
ravie
5 ch
ravit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ravie and ravit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁa.vi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “ravie” becomes t in “ravit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ravie is recorded at frequency rank #10,391, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.vi\. ravit is at rank #35,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.vi\.

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 45625, this pair ranks #201,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ravie vs ravit

Shared letters: airv. Private to "ravie": e. Private to "ravit": t.

"ravie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "ravit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raviearvie · raive · ravei · ravvie · rravie
  • ravitarvit · raivt · ravitt · ravti · ravvit · rravit · rvait

Frequency comparison

ravie#10,391
ravit#35,234

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ravie" and "ravit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ravie" is an adjective and "ravit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ravie" or "ravit"?
"ravie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,391 in our French list, against #35,234 for "ravit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ravie vs ravit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “ravie”; for a verb, it's “ravit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ravie” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list