revelvsrevendWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#35,693
“revel” frequency rank
#29,119
“revend” frequency rank
64812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revel revend
Definition Révolte, rébellion. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revendre.

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
revel
6 ch
revend

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: revel is anoun and revendaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revel is recorded at frequency rank #35,693, classified as anoun. revend is at rank #29,119, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃\.

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 64812, this pair ranks #75,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revel vs revend

Shared letters: erv. Private to "revel": l. Private to "revend": dn.

"revel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revelervel · reevl · revell · revle · revvel · rrevel · rveel
  • revendervend · reevnd · revedn · revendd · revennd · revned · revvend · rrevend

Frequency comparison

revel#35,693
revend#29,119

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revel" and "revend" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revel" is a noun and "revend" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revel" or "revend"?
"revend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,119 in our French list, against #35,693 for "revel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revel vs revend

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revel”; for a verb, it's “revend”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revel” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list