ravievsrevisWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#10,391
“ravie” frequency rank
#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
53513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ravie revis
Definition Féminin singulier de ravi. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ravie and revis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
ravie
5 ch
revis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ravie is \ʁa.vi\ while revis is \ʁə.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53513, 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\. revis is at rank #43,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 53513, this pair ranks #140,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ravie vs revis

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "ravie": a. Private to "revis": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raviearvie · raive · ravei · ravvie · rravie
  • reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequency comparison

ravie#10,391
revis#43,122

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ravie" and "revis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ravie" is an adjective and "revis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ravie" or "revis"?
"ravie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,391 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ravie vs revis

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 “revis”.
  • 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