Which to use
“renvoie” and “revoie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,228
- “renvoie” frequency rank
- #46,415
- “revoie” frequency rank
- 52643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renvoie | revoie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renvoyer. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revoir. |
Where the eye mixes renvoie and revoie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. renvoie runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against revoie's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses renvoie with revoie
A purely visual mix-up. renvoie (\ʁɑ̃.vwa\) and revoie (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 52643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renvoie is recorded at frequency rank #6,228, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.vwa\. revoie is at rank #46,415, 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 52643, this pair ranks #146,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renvoie vs revoie
Shared letters: eiorv. Private to "renvoie": n. Private to "revoie": -.
"renvoie" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "revoie" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renvoie" and "revoie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "renvoie" vs "revoie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "renvoie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renvoie" and "revoie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rejoué vs revoie". 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 #146,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.