Which to use
“revend” and “revenge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,119
- “revend” frequency rank
- #29,522
- “revenge” frequency rank
- 58641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revend | revenge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revenger. |
Where the eye mixes revend and revenge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against revenge's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revend and revenge
A purely visual mix-up. revend (\ʁə.vɑ̃\) and revenge (\ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\) 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 58641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revend is recorded at frequency rank #29,119, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃\. revenge is at rank #29,522, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\.
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 58641, this pair ranks #107,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revend vs revenge
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "revend": d. Private to "revenge": g.
"revend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "revenge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revend" and "revenge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revend" vs "revenge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "revend" and "revenge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revend" and "revenge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revenge vs revêtue". 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 #107,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.