Which to use
“remué” and “revus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,277
- “remué” frequency rank
- #27,601
- “revus” frequency rank
- 72878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | remué | revus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ému, touché. | Masculin pluriel de revu. |
Where the eye mixes remué and revus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. remué (CVCVV) and revus (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses remué with revus
A purely visual mix-up. remué (\ʁə.mɥe\) and revus (\ʁə.vy\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
remué is recorded at frequency rank #45,277, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.mɥe\. revus is at rank #27,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vy\.
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 72878, this pair ranks #42,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of remué vs revus
Shared letters: eru. Private to "remué": mé. Private to "revus": sv.
"remué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "revus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revus ← ervus · reuvs · revsu · revuss · revvus · rrevus · rveus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "remué" and "revus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "remué" or "revus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "remué" and "revus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "remué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "remué" and "revus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs remué". 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 #42,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.