Which to use
“redevienne” and “revienne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,680
- “redevienne” frequency rank
- #10,228
- “revienne” frequency rank
- 41908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redevienne | revienne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de redevenir. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes redevienne and revienne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. redevienne runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against revienne's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between redevienne and revienne
A purely visual mix-up. redevienne (\ʁə.də.vjɛn\) and revienne (\ʁə.vjɛn\) 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 41908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redevienne is recorded at frequency rank #31,680, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.də.vjɛn\. revienne is at rank #10,228, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛn\.
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 41908, this pair ranks #229,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redevienne vs revienne
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "redevienne": d. Private to "revienne": -.
"redevienne" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "revienne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- redevienne ← erdevienne · rdeevienne · reddevienne · redeivenne · redeveinne · redeviene · redevienen · redevinene
- revienne ← ervienne · reivenne · reveinne · reviene · revienen · revinene · revvienne · rrevienne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "redevienne" for "revienne" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redevienne" and "revienne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redevienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revienne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,667 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redevienne" and "revienne" 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 #229,667 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.