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.
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
- revendent ← ervendent · reevndent · revednent · revenddent · revendennt · revendentt · revendetn · revendnet
- reviennent ← erviennent · reivennent · reveinnent · revienennt · revienent · reviennennt · reviennentt · reviennetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revendent" and "reviennent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revendent" vs "reviennent" - 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 "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.