Which to use
“reçoit” and “revit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,450
- “reçoit” frequency rank
- #31,224
- “revit” frequency rank
- 33674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reçoit | revit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de recevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revivre. |
Where the eye mixes reçoit and revit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reçoit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against revit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reçoit vs revit
A purely visual mix-up. reçoit (\ʁə.swa\) and revit (\ʁə.vi\) 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 33674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reçoit is recorded at frequency rank #2,450, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.swa\. 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 33674, this pair ranks #289,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reçoit vs revit
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "reçoit": oç. Private to "revit": v.
"reçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "revit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revit ← ervit · reivt · revitt · revti · revvit · rrevit · rveit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reçoit" and "revit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reçoit" vs "revit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reçoit" 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 #289,069 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reçoit" 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 #289,069 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.