Which to use
“refais” and “revis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,992
- “refais” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 59114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refais | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de refaire. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes refais and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. refais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against revis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between refais and revis
A purely visual mix-up. refais (\ʁə.fɛ\) and revis (\ʁə.vi\) 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 59114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refais is recorded at frequency rank #15,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fɛ\. revis is at rank #43,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\.
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 59114, this pair ranks #104,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of refais vs revis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "refais": af. Private to "revis": v.
"refais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refais" and "revis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "refais" or "revis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "refais" and "revis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "refais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refais" and "revis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revis". 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 #104,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.