Which to use
“redevenu” and “redeviens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,138
- “redevenu” frequency rank
- #49,897
- “redeviens” frequency rank
- 71035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redevenu | redeviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de redevenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de redevenir. |
Where the eye mixes redevenu and redeviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. redevenu runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against redeviens's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between redevenu and redeviens
A purely visual mix-up. redevenu (\ʁə.də.və.ny\) and redeviens (\ʁə.də.vjɛ̃\) 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 71035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redevenu is recorded at frequency rank #21,138, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.də.və.ny\. redeviens is at rank #49,897, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.də.vjɛ̃\.
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 71035, this pair ranks #49,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of redevenu vs redeviens
Shared letters: denrv. Private to "redevenu": u. Private to "redeviens": is.
"redevenu" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "redeviens" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redevenu" and "redeviens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "redevenu" or "redeviens" 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 "redevenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redeviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redevenu" and "redeviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redevienne vs redeviens". 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 #49,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.