Which to use
“redevenir” and “revenir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,894
- “redevenir” frequency rank
- #1,096
- “revenir” frequency rank
- 14990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redevenir | revenir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devenir de nouveau, recommencer à être ce qu’on était auparavant. | Venir une autre fois, venir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes redevenir and revenir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. redevenir runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against revenir's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses redevenir with revenir
A purely visual mix-up. redevenir (\ʁə.də.vniʁ\) and revenir (\ʁə.vniʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redevenir is recorded at frequency rank #13,894, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.də.vniʁ\. revenir is at rank #1,096, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vniʁ\.
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 14990, this pair ranks #394,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of redevenir vs revenir
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "redevenir": d. Private to "revenir": -.
"redevenir" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "revenir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redevenir" and "revenir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "redevenir" or "revenir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "redevenir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redevenir" and "revenir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redevenir vs redevenue". 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 #394,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.