Which to use
“régit” and “revit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,758
- “régit” frequency rank
- #31,224
- “revit” frequency rank
- 55982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | régit | revit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de régir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revivre. |
Where the eye mixes régit and revit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses régit with revit
A purely visual mix-up. régit (\ʁe.ʒi\) and revit (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
régit is recorded at frequency rank #24,758, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒi\. revit is at rank #31,224, 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 55982, this pair ranks #123,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of régit vs revit
Shared letters: irt. Private to "régit": gé. Private to "revit": ev.
"régit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revit ← ervit · reivt · revitt · revti · revvit · rrevit · rveit
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "régit" and "revit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "régit" or "revit" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "régit" and "revit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "régit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "régit" and "revit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revit". 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 #123,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.