ravivervsrevivezConfusable pair

Which to use

“raviver” and “revivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,507
“raviver” frequency rank
#36,137
“revivez” frequency rank
65644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raviver revivez
Definition Ramener à sa vivacité première. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revivre.

Where the eye mixes raviver and revivez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. raviver and revivez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
raviver
7 ch
revivez

Why the eye confuses raviver with revivez

A purely visual mix-up. raviver (\ʁa.vi.ve\) and revivez (\ʁə.vi.ve\) 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 65644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raviver is recorded at frequency rank #29,507, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.vi.ve\. revivez is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi.ve\.

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 65644, this pair ranks #71,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of raviver vs revivez

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "raviver": a. Private to "revivez": z.

"raviver" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "revivez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • raviver ← arviver · raivver · ravievr · raviverr · ravivre · ravivver · ravvier · ravviver
  • revivez ← ervivez · reivvez · revievz · revivezz · revivvez · revivze · revviez · revvivez

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "raviver" and "revivez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁa.vi.ve\ versus \ʁə.vi.ve\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "raviver" or "revivez"?
"raviver" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,507 in our French list, against #36,137 for "revivez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raviver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #71,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raviver" and "revivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révisés vs revivez". 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 #71,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list