Which to use
“revenge” and “revienne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,522
- “revenge” frequency rank
- #10,228
- “revienne” frequency rank
- 39750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenge | revienne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revenger. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes revenge and revienne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revenge runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revienne's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revenge vs revienne
A purely visual mix-up. revenge (\ʁə.vɑ̃ʒ\) and revienne (\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 39750, 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\. revienne is at rank #10,228, 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 39750, this pair ranks #245,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revenge vs revienne
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "revenge": g. Private to "revienne": i.
"revenge" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "revienne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revenge" for "revienne" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revenge" vs "revienne" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "revenge" and "revienne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revienne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,675 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenge" and "revienne" 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 #245,675 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.