Which to use
“ravit” and “régit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,234
- “ravit” frequency rank
- #24,758
- “régit” frequency rank
- 59992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravit | régit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ravir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de régir. |
Where the eye mixes ravit and régit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ravit and régit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ravit and régit
A purely visual mix-up. ravit (\ʁa.vi\) and régit (\ʁe.ʒi\) 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 59992, 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\. régit is at rank #24,758, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\.
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 59992, this pair ranks #100,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ravit vs régit
Shared letters: irt. Private to "ravit": av. Private to "régit": gé.
"ravit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "régit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ravit ← arvit · raivt · ravitt · ravti · ravvit · rravit · rvait
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ravit" and "régit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ravit" or "régit" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ravit" and "régit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "régit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravit" and "régit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ravit vs relit". 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 #100,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.