Which to use
“revenons” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,466
- “revenons” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 58181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenons | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revenir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes revenons and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revenons runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against rêvons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revenons vs rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. revenons (\ʁə.və.nɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 58181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revenons is recorded at frequency rank #13,466, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.nɔ̃\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 58181, this pair ranks #110,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revenons vs rêvons
Shared letters: norsv. Private to "revenons": e. Private to "rêvons": ê.
"revenons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenons ← ervenons · reevnons · revennons · revennos · revenonns · revenonss · revenosn · reveonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revenons" and "rêvons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revenons" vs "rêvons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,573 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenons" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #110,573 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.