Which to use
“religion” and “révision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,189
- “religion” frequency rank
- #5,397
- “révision” frequency rank
- 6586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | religion | révision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Système de représentation du monde et de croyances fondé sur la foi, et consolidé par l’accomplissement de rites dans le cadre d’un culte rendu à une ou plusieurs puissances, souvent célestes. | Action de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes religion and révision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. religion and révision follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses religion with révision
A purely visual mix-up. religion (\ʁə.li.ʒjɔ̃\) and révision (\ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
religion is recorded at frequency rank #1,189, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.li.ʒjɔ̃\. révision is at rank #5,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.vi.zjɔ̃\.
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 6586, this pair ranks #425,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of religion vs révision
Shared letters: inor. Private to "religion": egl. Private to "révision": své.
"religion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "révision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- religion ← erligion · reilgion · relgiion · religgion · religino · religionn · religoin · reliigon
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "religion" and "révision" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "religion" vs "révision" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "religion" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "religion" and "révision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réversion vs révision". 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 #425,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.