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 eye mixes revêtu and revêtue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revêtu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against revêtue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revêtu with revêtue
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "revêtu" and "revêtue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "revêtu" vs "revêtue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,349 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêtu" and "revêtue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,349 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.