Which to use
“revend” and “reviens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,119
- “revend” frequency rank
- #3,102
- “reviens” frequency rank
- 32221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revend | reviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes revend and reviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against reviens's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revend with reviens
A purely visual mix-up. revend (\ʁə.vɑ̃\) and reviens (\ʁə.vjɛ̃\) 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 32221, 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\. reviens is at rank #3,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃\.
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 32221, this pair ranks #298,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revend vs reviens
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "revend": d. Private to "reviens": is.
"revend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revend" and "reviens" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revend" vs "reviens" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revend" and "reviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revend vs revendus". 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 #298,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.