Which to use
“rêvais” and “revis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,084
- “rêvais” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 65206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvais | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de rêver. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes rêvais and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rêvais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against revis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rêvais and revis
A purely visual mix-up. rêvais (\ʁɛ.vɛ\) 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 65206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rêvais is recorded at frequency rank #22,084, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɛ\. 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 65206, this pair ranks #73,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rêvais vs revis
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "rêvais": aê. Private to "revis": e.
"rêvais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revis ← ervis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rêvais" and "revis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "rêvais" vs "revis" - 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 "rêvais" 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 #73,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvais" 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 #73,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.