Which to use
“revenu” is a noun and “rêvons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,344
- “revenu” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 46059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenu | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’on retire annuellement d’un domaine, d’un emploi, d’une pension, d’une constitution de rente, etc. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes revenu and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. revenu (CVCVCV) and rêvons (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses revenu with rêvons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revenu is \ʁ(ə.)v(ə.)ny\ while rêvons is \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46059, 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\. 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 46059, this pair ranks #197,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revenu vs rêvons
Shared letters: nrv. Private to "revenu": eu. Private to "rêvons": osê.
"revenu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revenu ← ervenu · reevnu · revennu · reveun · revneu · revvenu · rrevenu · rveenu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revenu" for "rêvons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "revenu" or "rêvons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenu" 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 #197,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenu" 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 #197,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.