revêtu vs revêtue, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#24,746
“revêtu” frequency rank: #49,330
“revêtue” frequency rank: 74076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	revêtu	revêtue
Definition	Qui est orné, décoré.	Féminin singulier de revêtu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revêtu and revêtue apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

revêtu

7 ch

revêtue

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. revêtu (\ʁə.ve.ty\) and revêtue (\ʁə.vɛ.ty\) 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 extra letter(s) - “revêtu” sits inside “revêtue”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

revêtu is recorded at frequency rank #24,746, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ve.ty\. revêtue is at rank #49,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.vɛ.ty\.

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 74076, this pair ranks #38,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revêtu vs revêtue

Shared letters: ertuvê. Private to "revêtu": -. Private to "revêtue": -.

"revêtu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revêtue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

revêtu#24,746

revêtue#49,330

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revêtu" and "revêtue" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ʁə.ve.ty\ versus \ʁə.vɛ.ty\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "revêtu" or "revêtue"?

"revêtu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,746 in our French list, against #49,330 for "revêtue". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revêtu vs revêtue

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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