Which to use
“retenus” is a verb and “revenus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,122
- “retenus” frequency rank
- #1,717
- “revenus” frequency rank
- 12839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retenus | revenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel du participe passé du verbe retenir. | Pluriel de revenu. |
Where the eye mixes retenus and revenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between retenus and revenus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: retenus is \ʁət.ny\ while revenus is \ʁə.və.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “retenus” becomes v in “revenus”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retenus is recorded at frequency rank #11,122, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁət.ny\. revenus is at rank #1,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.və.ny\.
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 12839, this pair ranks #403,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of retenus vs revenus
Shared letters: enrsu. Private to "retenus": t. Private to "revenus": v.
"retenus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revenus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retenus" for "revenus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "retenus" vs "revenus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retenus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retenus" and "revenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retenons vs retenus". 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 #403,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.