reversésvsrévisésTell them apart

Which to use

“reversés” and “révisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,136
“reversés” frequency rank
#46,430
“révisés” frequency rank
82566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reversés révisés
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe reverser. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réviser.

Where the eye mixes reversés and révisés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reversés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against révisés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reversés
7 ch
révisés

Look-alike desk: reversés vs révisés

A purely visual mix-up. reversés (\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\) and révisés (\ʁe.vi.ze\) 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 82566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reversés is recorded at frequency rank #36,136, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛʁ.se\. révisés is at rank #46,430, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\.

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 82566, this pair ranks #16,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reversés vs révisés

Shared letters: rsvé. Private to "reversés": e. Private to "révisés": i.

"reversés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "révisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reversés" for "révisés" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vɛʁ.se\ versus \ʁe.vi.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reversés" or "révisés"?
"reversés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,136 in our French list, against #46,430 for "révisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reversés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reversés" and "révisés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revis vs révisés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #16,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list