Which to use
“revendu” is a verb and “revente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,675
- “revendu” frequency rank
- #15,023
- “revente” frequency rank
- 38698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revendu | revente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de revendre. | Seconde vente, nouvelle vente. |
Where the eye mixes revendu and revente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revendu and revente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses revendu with revente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revendu is \ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\ while revente is \ʁə.vɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revendu is recorded at frequency rank #23,675, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\. revente is at rank #15,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃t\.
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 38698, this pair ranks #253,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revendu vs revente
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "revendu": du. Private to "revente": t.
"revendu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revendu" and "revente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "revendu" or "revente" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revendu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revendu" and "revente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendu 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 #253,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.