Which to use
“revêt” and “revoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,048
- “revêt” frequency rank
- #15,234
- “revoit” frequency rank
- 33282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revêt | revoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revêtir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir. |
Where the eye mixes revêt and revoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses revêt with revoit
A purely visual mix-up. revêt (\ʁə.vɛ\) and revoit (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 33282, 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\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.
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 33282, this pair ranks #291,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of revêt vs revoit
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "revêt": ê. Private to "revoit": io.
"revêt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revoit ← ervoit · reovit · reviot · revoitt · revoti · revvoit · rrevoit · rveoit
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revêt" and "revoit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "revêt" vs "revoit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revêt" and "revoit" 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 "revoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,681 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêt" and "revoit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revêt". 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 #291,681 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.