remivsrevitTell them apart

Which to use

“remi” and “revit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,325
“remi” frequency rank
#31,224
“revit” frequency rank
59549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remi revit
Definition Ramer. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revivre.

Where the eye mixes remi and revit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
remi
5 ch
revit

Visual trap between remi and revit

A purely visual mix-up. remi (\ˈre.mi\) and revit (\ʁə.vi\) 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 59549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remi is recorded at frequency rank #28,325, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈre.mi\. revit is at rank #31,224, 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 59549, this pair ranks #102,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remi vs revit

Shared letters: eir. Private to "remi": m. Private to "revit": tv.

"remi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "revit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remiermi · reim · remmi · rmei · rremi
  • revitervit · reivt · revitt · revti · revvit · rrevit · rveit

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remi" and "revit" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ˈre.mi\ versus \ʁə.vi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remi" vs "revit" - which ranks higher?
"remi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,325 in our French list, against #31,224 for "revit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "remi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remi" and "revit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revit". 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 #102,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list