règlentvsrevientWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: règlent is a verb, revient is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“règlent” is a verb and “revient” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,957
“règlent” frequency rank
#1,209
“revient” frequency rank
31166
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature règlent revient
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de régler. Ce à quoi un objet fabriqué revient (voir les dérivés pour les seuls usages possibles).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set règlent and revient apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
règlent
7 ch
revient

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: règlent is \ʁɛɡl\ while revient is \ʁə.vjɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

règlent is recorded at frequency rank #29,957, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛɡl\. revient is at rank #1,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃\.

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 31166, this pair ranks #305,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of règlent vs revient

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "règlent": glè. Private to "revient": iv.

"règlent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "revient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revientervient · reivent · reveint · reviennt · revientt · revietn · revinet · revvient

Frequency comparison

règlent#29,957
revient#1,209

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "règlent" and "revient" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "règlent" is a verb and "revient" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "règlent" or "revient"?
"revient" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,209 in our French list, against #29,957 for "règlent". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering règlent vs revient

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “règlent”; for a noun, it's “revient”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “règlent” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list