reliévsrevisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: relié is a adjective, revis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“relié” is an adjective and “revis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,376
“relié” frequency rank
#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
52498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature relié revis
Definition Se dit d’un livre assemblé par reliure, à couverture rigide. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set relié and revis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
relié
5 ch
revis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: relié is \ʁə.lje\ while revis is \ʁə.vi\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

relié is recorded at frequency rank #9,376, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.lje\. revis is at rank #43,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\.

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 52498, this pair ranks #147,305 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of relié vs revis

Shared letters: eir. Private to "relié": . Private to "revis": sv.

"relié" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequency comparison

relié#9,376
revis#43,122

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "relié" and "revis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "relié" is an adjective and "revis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "relié" or "revis"?
"relié" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,376 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering relié vs revis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “relié”; for a verb, it's “revis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “relié” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list