Which to use
“rémission” and “révision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,862
- “rémission” frequency rank
- #5,397
- “révision” frequency rank
- 32259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rémission | révision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pardon. | Action de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes rémission and révision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rémission runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against révision's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rémission vs révision
A purely visual mix-up. rémission (\ʁe.mi.sjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rémission is recorded at frequency rank #26,862, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.mi.sjɔ̃\. 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 32259, this pair ranks #298,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rémission vs révision
Shared letters: inorsé. Private to "rémission": m. Private to "révision": v.
"rémission" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "révision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rémission" for "révision" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "rémission" or "révision" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rémission" 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 #298,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rémission" and "révision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réversion vs révision". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #298,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.