Which to use
“regis” and “révisé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,282
- “regis” frequency rank
- #16,472
- “révisé” frequency rank
- 50754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | regis | révisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passé du verbe regi. | Participe passé masculin singulier de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes regis and révisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. regis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against révisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses regis with révisé
A purely visual mix-up. regis (\ˈre.ɡis\) and révisé (\ʁe.vi.ze\) 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 50754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
regis is recorded at frequency rank #34,282, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈre.ɡis\. révisé is at rank #16,472, 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 50754, this pair ranks #160,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of regis vs révisé
Shared letters: irs. Private to "regis": eg. Private to "révisé": vé.
"regis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "révisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- regis ← ergis · reggis · regiss · regsi · reigs · rgeis · rregis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "regis" for "révisé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "regis" vs "révisé" - 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 "regis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "regis" and "révisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regis vs relit". 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 #160,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.