Which to use
“relance” and “revanche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,230
- “relance” frequency rank
- #1,834
- “revanche” frequency rank
- 9064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relance | revanche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de relancer, de mettre un enjeu supérieur. | Action par laquelle on reprend sur quelqu’un l’avantage qu’il avait pris. Action de rendre la pareille pour un mal qu'on a reçu. |
Where the eye mixes relance and revanche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. relance runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revanche's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: relance vs revanche
A purely visual mix-up. relance (\ʁə.lɑ̃s\) and revanche (\ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\) 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 9064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relance is recorded at frequency rank #7,230, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.lɑ̃s\. revanche is at rank #1,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ\.
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 9064, this pair ranks #417,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of relance vs revanche
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "relance": l. Private to "revanche": hv.
"relance" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revanche" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "relance" and "revanche" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "relance" or "revanche"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "relance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revanche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relance" and "revanche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relance vs replacé". 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 #417,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.