régitvsrevoitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“régit” and “revoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,758
“régit” frequency rank
#15,234
“revoit” frequency rank
39992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature régit revoit
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de régir. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir.

Where the eye mixes régit and revoit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
régit
6 ch
revoit

Look-alike desk: régit vs revoit

A purely visual mix-up. régit (\ʁe.ʒi\) and revoit (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 39992, 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\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.

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 39992, this pair ranks #243,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of régit vs revoit

Shared letters: irt. Private to "régit": . Private to "revoit": eov.

"régit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoitervoit · reovit · reviot · revoitt · revoti · revvoit · rrevoit · rveoit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "régit" and "revoit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.ʒi\ versus \ʁə.vwa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "régit" or "revoit" show up more?
"revoit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,234 in our French list, against #24,758 for "régit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "régit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "régit" and "revoit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "régit 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 #243,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list