Which to use
“ravit” is a verb and “ravoir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,234
- “ravit” frequency rank
- #41,996
- “ravoir” frequency rank
- 77230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravit | ravoir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ravir. | Filet tendu verticalement, tour à tour couvert et découvert par la marée ^([1]). Filet tendu au travers d’une rivière ^([1]). |
Where the eye mixes ravit and ravoir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ravit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against ravoir's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ravit with ravoir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ravit is \ʁa.vi\ while ravoir is \ʁa.vwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravit is recorded at frequency rank #35,234, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.vi\. ravoir is at rank #41,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.vwaʁ\.
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 77230, this pair ranks #28,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ravit vs ravoir
Shared letters: airv. Private to "ravit": t. Private to "ravoir": o.
"ravit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ravoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ravit" and "ravoir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ravit" or "ravoir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ravoir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,997 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravit" and "ravoir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravoir vs revoie". 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 #28,997 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.