Which to use
“revenu” is a noun and “revêtue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,344
- “revenu” frequency rank
- #49,330
- “revêtue” frequency rank
- 50674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenu | revêtue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’on retire annuellement d’un domaine, d’un emploi, d’une pension, d’une constitution de rente, etc. | Féminin singulier de revêtu. |
Where the eye mixes revenu and revêtue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revenu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against revêtue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between revenu and revêtue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revenu is \ʁ(ə.)v(ə.)ny\ while revêtue is \ʁə.vɛ.ty\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revenu is recorded at frequency rank #1,344, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁ(ə.)v(ə.)ny\. revêtue is at rank #49,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ.ty\.
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 50674, this pair ranks #160,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revenu vs revêtue
Shared letters: eruv. Private to "revenu": n. Private to "revêtue": tê.
"revenu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revêtue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenu ← ervenu · reevnu · revennu · reveun · revneu · revvenu · rrevenu · rveenu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revenu" for "revêtue" ever safe?
Which is more common, "revenu" or "revêtue"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenu" and "revêtue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". 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 #160,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.