Which to use
“revenues” and “reviennes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,600
- “revenues” frequency rank
- #43,121
- “reviennes” frequency rank
- 70721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revenues | reviennes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de revenir. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes revenues and reviennes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. revenues runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against reviennes's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revenues vs reviennes
A purely visual mix-up. revenues (\ʁə.və.ny\) and reviennes (\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 70721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revenues is recorded at frequency rank #27,600, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.və.ny\. reviennes is at rank #43,121, 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 70721, this pair ranks #50,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revenues vs reviennes
Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "revenues": u. Private to "reviennes": i.
"revenues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "reviennes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revenues" and "reviennes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revenues" vs "reviennes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revenues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviennes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revenues" and "reviennes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retienne vs reviennes". 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 #50,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.