ReisvsrevoisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Reis is a noun, revois is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Reis” is a noun and “revois” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,902
“Reis” frequency rank
#15,024
“revois” frequency rank
64926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reis revois
Definition Riz. Relatif à Autigny-la-Tour, commune française située dans le département des Vosges.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
Reis
6 ch
revois

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Reis is \raɪ̯s\ while revois is \ʁə.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reis is recorded at frequency rank #49,902, classified as anoun, pronounced \raɪ̯s\. revois is at rank #15,024, tagged as anadj, 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 64926, this pair ranks #74,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Reis vs revois

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "Reis": -. Private to "revois": ov.

"Reis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "revois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Reiseris · reiss · resi · rreis
  • revoiservois · reovis · revios · revoiss · revosi · revvois · rrevois · rveois

Frequency comparison

Reis#49,902
revois#15,024

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Reis" and "revois" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Reis" is a noun and "revois" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Reis" or "revois"?
"revois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,024 in our French list, against #49,902 for "Reis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Reis vs revois

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Reis”; for an adjective, it's “revois”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Reis” 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