Which to use
“revêt” and “revêtir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,048
- “revêt” frequency rank
- #26,854
- “revêtir” frequency rank
- 44902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revêt | revêtir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revêtir. | Pourvoir de vêtements quelqu’un qui en a besoin. |
Where the eye mixes revêt and revêtir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. revêt runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against revêtir's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revêt vs revêtir
A purely visual mix-up. revêt (\ʁə.vɛ\) and revêtir (\ʁə.ve.tiʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “revêt” sits inside “revêtir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revêt is recorded at frequency rank #18,048, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ\. revêtir is at rank #26,854, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ve.tiʁ\.
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 44902, this pair ranks #206,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revêt vs revêtir
Shared letters: ertvê. Private to "revêt": -. Private to "revêtir": i.
"revêt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revêtir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revêt" for "revêtir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revêt" vs "revêtir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revêt" and "revêtir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revêt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêt" and "revêtir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtir vs revêtue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #206,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.