Which to use
“reprenez” and “revenez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,340
- “reprenez” frequency rank
- #17,550
- “revenez” frequency rank
- 47890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reprenez | revenez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de reprendre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes reprenez and revenez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reprenez runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against revenez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reprenez and revenez
A purely visual mix-up. reprenez (\ʁə.pʁə.ne\) and revenez (\ʁə.və.ne\) 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 47890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reprenez is recorded at frequency rank #30,340, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁə.ne\. revenez is at rank #17,550, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.ne\.
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 47890, this pair ranks #183,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reprenez vs revenez
Shared letters: enrz. Private to "reprenez": p. Private to "revenez": v.
"reprenez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "revenez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reprenez" and "revenez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reprenez" vs "revenez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reprenez" and "revenez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reprenez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reprenez" and "revenez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repreneur vs reprenez". 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 #183,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.