Which to use
“reeves” and “revers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,154
- “reeves” frequency rank
- #6,652
- “revers” frequency rank
- 32806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reeves | revers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de reeve. | Côté d’une chose opposé au côté principal, à celui que l’on regarde ou qui se présente d’abord. |
Where the eye mixes reeves and revers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reeves (CVVCVC) and revers (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reeves with revers
A purely visual mix-up. reeves (\ʁiv\) and revers (\ʁə.vɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reeves is recorded at frequency rank #26,154, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁiv\. revers is at rank #6,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ\.
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 32806, this pair ranks #294,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reeves vs revers
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "reeves": -. Private to "revers": -.
"reeves" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reeves" and "revers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reeves" or "revers"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reeves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reeves" and "revers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reeves vs relevez". 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 #294,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.