Which to use
“ravoir” is a noun and “revoir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,996
- “ravoir” frequency rank
- #1,675
- “revoir” frequency rank
- 43671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ravoir | revoir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Filet tendu verticalement, tour à tour couvert et découvert par la marée ^([1]). Filet tendu au travers d’une rivière ^([1]). | Voir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes ravoir and revoir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ravoir and revoir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ravoir with revoir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ravoir is \ʁa.vwaʁ\ while revoir is \ʁə.vwaʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “ravoir” becomes e in “revoir”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ravoir is recorded at frequency rank #41,996, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁa.vwaʁ\. revoir is at rank #1,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 43671, this pair ranks #216,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ravoir vs revoir
Shared letters: iorv. Private to "ravoir": a. Private to "revoir": e.
"ravoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "revoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ravoir" and "revoir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "ravoir" or "revoir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ravoir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,313 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ravoir" and "revoir" 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 #216,313 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.