Which to use
“ravit” and “rêvait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,234
- “ravit” frequency rank
- #18,315
- “rêvait” frequency rank
- 53549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravit | rêvait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de ravir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes ravit and rêvait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ravit runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against rêvait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ravit vs rêvait
A purely visual mix-up. ravit (\ʁa.vi\) and rêvait (\ʁɛ.vɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53549, 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\. rêvait is at rank #18,315, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɛ\.
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 53549, this pair ranks #139,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ravit vs rêvait
Shared letters: airtv. Private to "ravit": -. Private to "rêvait": ê.
"ravit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rêvait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ravit ← arvit · raivt · ravitt · ravti · ravvit · rravit · rvait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ravit" for "rêvait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ravit" vs "rêvait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravit" and "rêvait" 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 #139,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.