# retenue vs revente

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### retenue
*noun · IPA \ʁə.tə.ny\ · frequency rank #5,496*
Action de retenir.

### revente
*noun · IPA \ʁə.vɑ̃t\ · frequency rank #15,023*
Seconde vente, nouvelle vente.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/retenue-vs-revente