rêvantvsrevoitWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rêvant is a adjective, revoit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rêvant” is an adjective and “revoit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,356
“rêvant” frequency rank
#15,234
“revoit” frequency rank
45590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rêvant revoit
Definition Qui fait rêver. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rêvant and revoit apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
rêvant
6 ch
revoit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rêvant is \ʁɛ.vɑ̃\ while revoit is \ʁə.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rêvant is recorded at frequency rank #30,356, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɑ̃\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.

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 45590, this pair ranks #201,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rêvant vs revoit

Shared letters: rtv. Private to "rêvant": anê. Private to "revoit": eio.

"rêvant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revoitervoit · reovit · reviot · revoitt · revoti · revvoit · rrevoit · rveoit

Frequency comparison

rêvant#30,356
revoit#15,234

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rêvant" and "revoit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rêvant" is an adjective and "revoit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rêvant" or "revoit"?
"revoit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,234 in our French list, against #30,356 for "rêvant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rêvant vs revoit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list