Which to use
“réjouis” and “revois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,231
- “réjouis” frequency rank
- #15,024
- “revois” frequency rank
- 31255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réjouis | revois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de réjoui. | Relatif à Autigny-la-Tour, commune française située dans le département des Vosges. |
Where the eye mixes réjouis and revois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réjouis runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against revois's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réjouis with revois
A purely visual mix-up. réjouis (\ʁe.ʒwi\) and revois (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 31255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réjouis is recorded at frequency rank #16,231, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.ʒwi\. 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 31255, this pair ranks #304,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réjouis vs revois
Shared letters: iors. Private to "réjouis": jué. Private to "revois": ev.
"réjouis" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "revois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revois ← ervois · reovis · revios · revoiss · revosi · revvois · rrevois · rveois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réjouis" for "revois" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réjouis" or "revois" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réjouis" and "revois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réjouis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réjouis" and "revois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs revois". 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 #304,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.