Which to use
“reprendrai” and “reviendrai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,996
- “reprendrai” frequency rank
- #15,488
- “reviendrai” frequency rank
- 62484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprendrai | reviendrai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de reprendre. | Première personne du singulier du futur de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes reprendrai and reviendrai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reprendrai (CVCCVCCCVV) and reviendrai (CVCVVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reprendrai with reviendrai
A purely visual mix-up. reprendrai (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁe\) and reviendrai (\ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁe\) 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 62484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprendrai is recorded at frequency rank #46,996, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁe\. reviendrai is at rank #15,488, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃.dʁe\.
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 62484, this pair ranks #86,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reprendrai vs reviendrai
Shared letters: adeinr. Private to "reprendrai": p. Private to "reviendrai": v.
"reprendrai" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVV · "reviendrai" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprendrai ← erprendrai · reperndrai · repprendrai · reprednrai · reprendari · reprenddrai · reprendria · reprendrrai
- reviendrai ← erviendrai · reivendrai · reveindrai · reviednrai · reviendari · revienddrai · reviendria · reviendrrai
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reprendrai" for "reviendrai" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reprendrai" vs "reviendrai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendrai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviendrai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprendrai" and "reviendrai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendrai 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 #86,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.