réussitevsrevisitéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réussite is a noun, revisité is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réussite” is a noun and “revisité” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,962
“réussite” frequency rank
#39,508
“revisité” frequency rank
42470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réussite revisité
Definition Bon succès. Participe passé masculin singulier de revisiter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réussite and revisité apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réussite
8 ch
revisité

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réussite is \ʁe.y.sit\ while revisité is \ʁə.vi.zi.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réussite is recorded at frequency rank #2,962, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.y.sit\. revisité is at rank #39,508, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi.zi.te\.

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 42470, this pair ranks #225,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réussite vs revisité

Shared letters: eirsté. Private to "réussite": u. Private to "revisité": v.

"réussite" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "revisité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

réussite#2,962
revisité#39,508

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réussite" and "revisité" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réussite" is a noun and "revisité" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réussite" or "revisité"?
"réussite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,962 in our French list, against #39,508 for "revisité". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering réussite vs revisité

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “réussite”; for a verb, it's “revisité”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réussite” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list