rêventvsreventeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rêvent is a verb, revente is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rêvent” is a verb and “revente” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,906
“rêvent” frequency rank
#15,023
“revente” frequency rank
28929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rêvent revente
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. Seconde vente, nouvelle vente.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rêvent and revente apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
rêvent
7 ch
revente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rêvent is \ʁɛv\ while revente is \ʁə.vɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rêvent is recorded at frequency rank #13,906, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛv\. revente is at rank #15,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɑ̃t\.

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 28929, this pair ranks #319,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rêvent vs revente

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "rêvent": ê. Private to "revente": -.

"rêvent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "revente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reventeervente · reevnte · revenet · revennte · reventte · revetne · revnete · revvente

Frequency comparison

rêvent#13,906
revente#15,023

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rêvent" and "revente" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rêvent" is a verb and "revente" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rêvent" or "revente"?
"rêvent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,906 in our French list, against #15,023 for "revente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rêvent vs revente

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “rêvent”; for a noun, it's “revente”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rêvent” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list