revendvsrevêtuWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revend is a verb, revêtu is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#29,119
“revend” frequency rank
#24,746
“revêtu” frequency rank
53865
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revend revêtu
Definition Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revendre. Qui est orné, décoré.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
revend
6 ch
revêtu

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revend is \ʁə.vɑ̃\ while revêtu is \ʁə.ve.ty\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53865, 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\. revêtu is at rank #24,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ve.ty\.

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 53865, this pair ranks #137,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revend vs revêtu

Shared letters: erv. Private to "revend": dn. Private to "revêtu": tuê.

"revend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "revêtu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revendervend · reevnd · revedn · revendd · revennd · revned · revvend · rrevend

Frequency comparison

revend#29,119
revêtu#24,746

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revend" and "revêtu" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revend" is a verb and "revêtu" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revend" or "revêtu"?
"revêtu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,746 in our French list, against #29,119 for "revend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revend vs revêtu

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list