rêvéevsrêvezWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#25,490
“rêvée” frequency rank
#21,461
“rêvez” frequency rank
46951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rêvée rêvez
Definition Féminin singulier de rêvé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
rêvée
5 ch
rêvez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: rêvée and rêvez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɛ.ve\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rêvée is recorded at frequency rank #25,490, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁɛ.ve\. rêvez is at rank #21,461, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ve\.

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 46951, this pair ranks #190,770 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rêvée vs rêvez

Shared letters: ervê. Private to "rêvée": é. Private to "rêvez": z.

"rêvée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "rêvez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Frequency comparison

rêvée#25,490
rêvez#21,461

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rêvée" and "rêvez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rêvée" is an adjective and "rêvez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rêvée" or "rêvez"?
"rêvez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,461 in our French list, against #25,490 for "rêvée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rêvée vs rêvez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “rêvée”; for a verb, it's “rêvez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rêvée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list