Which to use
“reus” and “revis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,513
- “reus” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 81635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reus | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe ravoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes reus and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reus runs 4 letters (CVVC) against revis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reus vs revis
A purely visual mix-up. reus (\ʁy\) and revis (\ʁə.vi\) 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 81635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reus is recorded at frequency rank #38,513, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁy\. revis is at rank #43,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\.
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 81635, this pair ranks #18,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reus vs revis
Shared letters: ers. Private to "reus": u. Private to "revis": iv.
"reus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reus" and "revis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reus" or "revis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reus" and "revis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,333 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reus" and "revis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revis". 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 #18,333 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.