Which to use
“revers” is a noun and “reversés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,652
- “revers” frequency rank
- #36,136
- “reversés” frequency rank
- 42788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revers | reversés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Côté d’une chose opposé au côté principal, à celui que l’on regarde ou qui se présente d’abord. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe reverser. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revers and reversés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revers is \ʁə.vɛʁ\ while reversés is \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “revers” sits inside “reversés”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revers is recorded at frequency rank #6,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ\. reversés is at rank #36,136, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\.
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 42788, this pair ranks #222,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revers vs reversés
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "revers": -. Private to "reversés": é.
"revers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reversés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revers ← ervers · reevrs · reverrs · reverss · revesr · revres · revvers · rrevers
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revers" and "reversés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "revers" or "reversés"?
Remembering revers vs reversés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “revers”; for a verb, it's “reversés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revers” entry
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