Which to use
“rejetons” is a noun and “revenons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,033
- “rejetons” frequency rank
- #13,466
- “revenons” frequency rank
- 50499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rejetons | revenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rejeton. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes rejetons and revenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rejetons and revenons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rejetons and revenons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rejetons is \ʁə.ʒə.tɔ̃\ while revenons is \ʁə.və.nɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rejetons is recorded at frequency rank #37,033, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.ʒə.tɔ̃\. revenons is at rank #13,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.nɔ̃\.
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 50499, this pair ranks #162,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rejetons vs revenons
Shared letters: enors. Private to "rejetons": jt. Private to "revenons": v.
"rejetons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "revenons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rejetons" for "revenons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rejetons" or "revenons"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rejetons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rejetons" and "revenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejetons vs retenons". 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 #162,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.