Which to use
“réjouir” and “revoir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,046
- “réjouir” frequency rank
- #1,675
- “revoir” frequency rank
- 13721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouir | revoir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Donner de la joie. | Voir de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes réjouir and revoir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réjouir runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against revoir's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réjouir with revoir
A purely visual mix-up. réjouir (\ʁe.ʒwiʁ\) and revoir (\ʁə.vwaʁ\) 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 13721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouir is recorded at frequency rank #12,046, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwiʁ\. revoir is at rank #1,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwaʁ\.
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 13721, this pair ranks #399,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réjouir vs revoir
Shared letters: ior. Private to "réjouir": jué. Private to "revoir": ev.
"réjouir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "revoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revoir ← ervoir · reovir · revior · revoirr · revori · revvoir · rrevoir · rveoir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réjouir" and "revoir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réjouir" or "revoir" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réjouir" and "revoir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouir" and "revoir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs réjouir". 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 #399,814 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.