Which to use
“repas” is a noun and “revis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,934
- “repas” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 45056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repas | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nourriture que l’on prend pour s’alimenter pendant une période spécifiquement consacrée à cette activité, souvent à des heures régulières de la journée. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes repas and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repas with revis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repas is \ʁə.pɑ\ while revis is \ʁə.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repas is recorded at frequency rank #1,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɑ\. 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 45056, this pair ranks #205,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repas vs revis
Shared letters: ers. Private to "repas": ap. Private to "revis": iv.
"repas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repas" for "revis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repas" or "revis"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repas" and "revis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revis". 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 #205,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.