revendentvsreviennentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“revendent” and “reviennent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,762
“revendent” frequency rank
#5,604
“reviennent” frequency rank
54366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revendent reviennent
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de revendre. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir.

Where the eye mixes revendent and reviennent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. revendent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against reviennent's 10 (CVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
revendent
10 ch
reviennent

Look-alike desk: revendent vs reviennent

A purely visual mix-up. revendent (\ʁə.vɑ̃d\) and reviennent (\ʁə.vjɛn\) 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 54366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revendent is recorded at frequency rank #48,762, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃d\. reviennent is at rank #5,604, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛn\.

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 54366, this pair ranks #134,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revendent vs reviennent

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "revendent": d. Private to "reviennent": i.

"revendent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "reviennent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revendentervendent · reevndent · revednent · revenddent · revendennt · revendentt · revendetn · revendnet
  • reviennenterviennent · reivennent · reveinnent · revienennt · revienent · reviennennt · reviennentt · reviennetn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revendent" and "reviennent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vɑ̃d\ versus \ʁə.vjɛn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revendent" vs "reviennent" - which ranks higher?
"reviennent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,604 in our French list, against #48,762 for "revendent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "revendent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviennent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revendent" and "reviennent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendent vs revinrent". 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 #134,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list