Which to use
“régies” is a noun and “reviens” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #3,102
- “reviens” frequency rank
- 27482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | reviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes régies and reviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régies runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against reviens's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between régies and reviens
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régies is \ʁe.ʒi\ while reviens is \ʁə.vjɛ̃\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régies is recorded at frequency rank #24,380, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\. reviens is at rank #3,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃\.
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 27482, this pair ranks #328,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs reviens
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "régies": gé. Private to "reviens": nv.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "reviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reviens ← erviens · reivens · reveins · revienns · revienss · reviesn · revines · revviens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régies" for "reviens" ever safe?
Which is more common, "régies" or "reviens"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "régies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #328,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" and "reviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régies vs Reis". 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 #328,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.