RémoisvsrevoitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Rémois is a name, revoit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Rémois” is a name and “revoit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,026
“Rémois” frequency rank
#15,234
“revoit” frequency rank
57260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rémois revoit
Definition Village et ancienne commune française, située dans le département des Vosges intégrée dans la commune de Longchamp-sous-Châtenois. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
Rémois
6 ch
revoit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Rémois is \ʁe.mwa\ while revoit is \ʁə.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rémois is recorded at frequency rank #42,026, classified as aname, pronounced \ʁe.mwa\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.

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 57260, this pair ranks #116,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Rémois vs revoit

Shared letters: ior. Private to "Rémois": msé. Private to "revoit": etv.

"Rémois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoitervoit · reovit · reviot · revoitt · revoti · revvoit · rrevoit · rveoit

Frequency comparison

Rémois#42,026
revoit#15,234

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rémois" and "revoit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Rémois" is a name and "revoit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Rémois" or "revoit"?
"revoit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,234 in our French list, against #42,026 for "Rémois". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Rémois vs revoit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Rémois”; for a verb, it's “revoit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Rémois” 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