Which to use
“restons” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,654
- “restons” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 56369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | restons | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rester. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes restons and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses restons with rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. restons (\ʁɛs.tɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 56369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
restons is recorded at frequency rank #11,654, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛs.tɔ̃\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 56369, this pair ranks #121,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of restons vs rêvons
Shared letters: nors. Private to "restons": et. Private to "rêvons": vê.
"restons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- restons ← erstons · resotns · resstons · restnos · restonns · restonss · restosn · resttons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "restons" and "rêvons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "restons" or "rêvons"?
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 "restons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "restons" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #121,502 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.