Which to use
“reprenait” and “revenait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,071
- “reprenait” frequency rank
- #10,573
- “revenait” frequency rank
- 32644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprenait | revenait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de reprendre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes reprenait and revenait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reprenait runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against revenait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reprenait with revenait
A purely visual mix-up. reprenait (\ʁə.pʁə.nɛ\) and revenait (\ʁə.və.nɛ\) 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 32644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprenait is recorded at frequency rank #22,071, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁə.nɛ\. revenait is at rank #10,573, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.nɛ\.
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 32644, this pair ranks #295,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprenait vs revenait
Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "reprenait": p. Private to "revenait": v.
"reprenait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "revenait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reprenait" for "revenait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reprenait" or "revenait"?
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 "reprenait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprenait" and "revenait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprenait vs reprendrait". 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 #295,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.