Which to use
“revêtu” and “revêtus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,746
- “revêtu” frequency rank
- #47,576
- “revêtus” frequency rank
- 72322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revêtu | revêtus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est orné, décoré. | Masculin pluriel de revêtu. |
Where the eye mixes revêtu and revêtus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revêtu runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against revêtus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revêtu vs revêtus
A purely visual mix-up. revêtu (\ʁə.ve.ty\) and revêtus (\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 “revêtus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72322, 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\. revêtus is at rank #47,576, 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 72322, this pair ranks #44,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revêtu vs revêtus
Shared letters: ertuvê. Private to "revêtu": -. Private to "revêtus": s.
"revêtu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "revêtus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "revêtu" and "revêtus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "revêtu" vs "revêtus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revêtus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,391 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revêtu" and "revêtus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revêtue vs revêtus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,391 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.