Which to use
“résisté” is an adjective and “révisé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,687
- “résisté” frequency rank
- #16,472
- “révisé” frequency rank
- 30159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résisté | révisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui subit une résistance. | Participe passé masculin singulier de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes résisté and révisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. résisté runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against révisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between résisté and révisé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: résisté is \ʁe.zis.te\ while révisé is \ʁe.vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résisté is recorded at frequency rank #13,687, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.zis.te\. révisé is at rank #16,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\.
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 30159, this pair ranks #312,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of résisté vs révisé
Shared letters: irsé. Private to "résisté": t. Private to "révisé": v.
"résisté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "révisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "résisté" and "révisé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "résisté" vs "révisé" - 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 "résisté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résisté" and "révisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs révisé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #312,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.