revendusvsrevenonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,161
“revendus” frequency rank
#13,466
“revenons” frequency rank
61627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revendus revenons
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de revendre. Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir.

Where the eye mixes revendus and revenons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
revendus
8 ch
revenons

Look-alike desk: revendus vs revenons

A purely visual mix-up. revendus (\ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\) and revenons (\ʁə.və.nɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revendus is recorded at frequency rank #48,161, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\. revenons is at rank #13,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.nɔ̃\.

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 61627, this pair ranks #91,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revendus vs revenons

Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "revendus": du. Private to "revenons": o.

"revendus" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "revenons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revenduservendus · reevndus · revednus · revenddus · revendsu · revenduss · revenndus · revenuds
  • revenonservenons · reevnons · revennons · revennos · revenonns · revenonss · revenosn · reveonns

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "revendus" for "revenons" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vɑ̃.dy\ versus \ʁə.və.nɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revendus" vs "revenons" - which ranks higher?
"revenons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,466 in our French list, against #48,161 for "revendus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "revendus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revendus" and "revenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revendus vs revêtus". 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 #91,277 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