Which to use
“régies” is a noun and “revis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 67502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes régies and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. régies 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.
Look-alike desk: régies vs revis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régies is \ʁe.ʒi\ while revis is \ʁə.vi\. 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 67502, 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\. 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 67502, this pair ranks #63,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs revis
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "régies": gé. Private to "revis": v.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revis ← ervis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "régies" and "revis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "régies" vs "revis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,179 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" 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 #63,179 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.