Which to use
“récit” is a noun and “revit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,797
- “récit” frequency rank
- #31,224
- “revit” frequency rank
- 34021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | récit | revit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposé structuré d’événements réels ou fictifs destiné à être raconté ou lu. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revivre. |
Where the eye mixes récit and revit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: récit vs revit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: récit is \ʁe.si\ while revit is \ʁə.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
récit is recorded at frequency rank #2,797, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.si\. revit is at rank #31,224, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\.
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 34021, this pair ranks #286,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of récit vs revit
Shared letters: irt. Private to "récit": cé. Private to "revit": ev.
"récit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revit ← ervit · reivt · revitt · revti · revvit · rrevit · rveit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "récit" and "revit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "récit" or "revit" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "récit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "récit" and "revit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revit". 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 #286,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.