Which to use
“revenez” and “rêvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,550
- “revenez” frequency rank
- #21,461
- “rêvez” frequency rank
- 39011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenez | rêvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes revenez and rêvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revenez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against rêvez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revenez with rêvez
A purely visual mix-up. revenez (\ʁə.və.ne\) and rêvez (\ʁɛ.ve\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revenez is recorded at frequency rank #17,550, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.ne\. rêvez is at rank #21,461, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ve\.
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 39011, this pair ranks #251,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revenez vs rêvez
Shared letters: ervz. Private to "revenez": n. Private to "rêvez": ê.
"revenez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "rêvez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenez ← ervenez · reevnez · reveenz · revenezz · revennez · revenze · revneez · revvenez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revenez" for "rêvez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revenez" vs "rêvez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revenez" and "rêvez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenez" and "rêvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relevez vs rêvez". 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 #251,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.