Which to use
“rêvant” is an adjective and “revoyant” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,356
- “rêvant” frequency rank
- #49,913
- “revoyant” frequency rank
- 80269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvant | revoyant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui fait rêver. | Participe présent de revoir. |
Where the eye mixes rêvant and revoyant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. rêvant runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against revoyant's 8 (CVCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rêvant with revoyant
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rêvant is \ʁɛ.vɑ̃\ while revoyant is \ʁə.vwa.jɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80269, 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\. revoyant is at rank #49,913, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa.jɑ̃\.
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 80269, this pair ranks #21,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rêvant vs revoyant
Shared letters: anrtv. Private to "rêvant": ê. Private to "revoyant": eoy.
"rêvant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "revoyant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revoyant ← ervoyant · reovyant · revoaynt · revoyannt · revoyantt · revoyatn · revoynat · revoyyant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rêvant" for "revoyant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rêvant" or "revoyant"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revoyant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,390 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvant" and "revoyant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renvoyait vs revoyant". 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 #21,390 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.