Which to use
“ravis” is an adjective and “revis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,654
- “ravis” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 55776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravis | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de ravi. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes ravis and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ravis and revis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ravis is \ʁa.vi\ while revis is \ʁə.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ravis” becomes e in “revis”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravis is recorded at frequency rank #12,654, 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 55776, this pair ranks #125,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ravis vs revis
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "ravis": a. Private to "revis": e.
"ravis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ravis" and "revis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ravis" or "revis"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravis" and "revis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revis". 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 #125,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.