Which to use
“régies” is a noun and “révisés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,380
- “régies” frequency rank
- #46,430
- “révisés” frequency rank
- 70810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régies | révisés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de régie. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes régies and révisés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. régies runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against révisés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses régies with révisés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: régies is \ʁe.ʒi\ while révisés is \ʁe.vi.ze\. 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 70810, 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\. révisés is at rank #46,430, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\.
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 70810, this pair ranks #49,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of régies vs révisés
Shared letters: irsé. Private to "régies": eg. Private to "révisés": v.
"régies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "révisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "régies" for "révisés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "régies" or "révisés"?
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 "révisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régies" and "révisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revis vs révisés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.