Which to use
“retirez” and “revivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,446
- “retirez” frequency rank
- #36,137
- “revivez” frequency rank
- 57583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retirez | revivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de retirer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revivre. |
Where the eye mixes retirez and revivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between retirez and revivez
A purely visual mix-up. retirez (\ʁə.ti.ʁe\) and revivez (\ʁə.vi.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retirez is recorded at frequency rank #21,446, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁe\. revivez is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi.ve\.
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 57583, this pair ranks #114,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retirez vs revivez
Shared letters: eirz. Private to "retirez": t. Private to "revivez": v.
"retirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "revivez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retirez" for "revivez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "retirez" vs "revivez" - 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 "retirez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,162 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retirez" and "revivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révisés vs revivez". 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 #114,162 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.