remisvsrevisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,734
“remis” frequency rank
#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
45856
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remis revis
Definition Participe passé du verbe remettre. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remis and revis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
remis
5 ch
revis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remis (\ʁə.mi\) and revis (\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 a single letter - m in “remis” becomes v in “revis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remis is recorded at frequency rank #2,734, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.mi\. 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 45856, this pair ranks #199,499 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remis vs revis

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "remis": m. Private to "revis": v.

"remis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remisermis · remiss · remmis · remsi · rmeis · rremis
  • reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequency comparison

remis#2,734
revis#43,122

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remis" and "revis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.mi\ versus \ʁə.vi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remis" or "revis"?
"remis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,734 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering remis vs revis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remis” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list