Which to use
“réélus” is a verb and “revus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,714
- “réélus” frequency rank
- #27,601
- “revus” frequency rank
- 72315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réélus | revus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réélire. | Masculin pluriel de revu. |
Where the eye mixes réélus and revus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. réélus runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against revus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réélus vs revus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réélus is \ʁe.e.ly\ while revus is \ʁə.vy\. 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 72315, 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\. revus is at rank #27,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.
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 72315, this pair ranks #44,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réélus vs revus
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "réélus": lé. Private to "revus": ev.
"réélus" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "revus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revus ← ervus · reuvs · revsu · revuss · revvus · rrevus · rveus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réélus" and "revus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réélus" or "revus"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réélus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réélus" and "revus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réélus vs révolus". 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 #44,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.