réélusvsrevêtusWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réélus is a verb, revêtus is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réélus” is a verb and “revêtus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,714
“réélus” frequency rank
#47,576
“revêtus” frequency rank
92290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réélus revêtus
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. Masculin pluriel de revêtu.

Where the eye mixes réélus and revêtus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réélus runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against revêtus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
réélus
7 ch
revêtus

Visual trap between réélus and revêtus

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réélus is \ʁe.e.ly\ while revêtus is \ʁə.vɛ.ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réélus is recorded at frequency rank #44,714, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.e.ly\. revêtus is at rank #47,576, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ.ty\.

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 92290, this pair ranks #3,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réélus vs revêtus

Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réélus": lé. Private to "revêtus": etvê.

"réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "revêtus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réélus" for "revêtus" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réélus" is a verb and "revêtus" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réélus" vs "revêtus" - which ranks higher?
"réélus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,714 in our French list, against #47,576 for "revêtus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "réélus" and "revêtus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réélus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revêtus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réélus" and "revêtus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #3,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list