reprendvsrevendWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“reprend” and “revend” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,895
“reprend” frequency rank
#29,119
“revend” frequency rank
32014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reprend revend
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revendre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reprend and revend apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
reprend
6 ch
revend

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. reprend (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃\) and revend (\ʁə.vɑ̃\) 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 32014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reprend is recorded at frequency rank #2,895, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃\. revend is at rank #29,119, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃\.

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 32014, this pair ranks #300,135 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reprend vs revend

Shared letters: denr. Private to "reprend": p. Private to "revend": v.

"reprend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "revend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reprenderprend · repernd · repprend · repredn · reprendd · reprennd · reprned · reprrend
  • revendervend · reevnd · revedn · revendd · revennd · revned · revvend · rrevend

Frequency comparison

reprend#2,895
revend#29,119

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reprend" and "revend" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃\ versus \ʁə.vɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reprend" or "revend"?
"reprend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,895 in our French list, against #29,119 for "revend". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering reprend vs revend

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reprend” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list