Which to use
“revenge” and “revenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,522
- “revenge” frequency rank
- #27,600
- “revenues” frequency rank
- 57122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenge | revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revenger. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes revenge and revenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revenge runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revenues's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revenge with revenues
A purely visual mix-up. revenge (\ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\) and revenues (\ʁə.və.ny\) 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 57122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revenge is recorded at frequency rank #29,522, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\. revenues is at rank #27,600, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.ny\.
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 57122, this pair ranks #116,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revenge vs revenues
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "revenge": g. Private to "revenues": su.
"revenge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revenues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revenge" and "revenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "revenge" or "revenues"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenge" and "revenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revenge vs revêtue". 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 #116,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.