rejoinsvsrêvonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,890
“rejoins” frequency rank
#44,715
“rêvons” frequency rank
52605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rejoins rêvons
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de rejoindre. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver.

Where the eye mixes rejoins and rêvons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rejoins runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against rêvons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
rejoins
6 ch
rêvons

Why the eye confuses rejoins with rêvons

A purely visual mix-up. rejoins (\ʁə.ʒwɛ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 52605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rejoins is recorded at frequency rank #7,890, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ʒwɛ̃\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.

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 52605, this pair ranks #146,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rejoins vs rêvons

Shared letters: nors. Private to "rejoins": eij. Private to "rêvons": vê.

"rejoins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rejoins ← erjoins · rejions · rejjoins · rejoinns · rejoinss · rejoisn · rejonis · reojins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rejoins" and "rêvons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ʒwɛ̃\ versus \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rejoins" vs "rêvons" - which ranks higher?
"rejoins" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,890 in our French list, against #44,715 for "rêvons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "rejoins" and "rêvons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rejoins" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rejoins" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #146,545 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