Which to use
“rêvez” and “revivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,461
- “rêvez” frequency rank
- #36,137
- “revivez” frequency rank
- 57598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvez | revivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de revivre. |
Where the eye mixes rêvez and revivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rêvez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against revivez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rêvez vs revivez
A purely visual mix-up. rêvez (\ʁɛ.ve\) and revivez (\ʁə.vi.ve\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rêvez is recorded at frequency rank #21,461, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.ve\. revivez is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi.ve\.
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 57598, this pair ranks #114,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rêvez vs revivez
Shared letters: ervz. Private to "rêvez": ê. Private to "revivez": i.
"rêvez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revivez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- revivez ← ervivez · reivvez · revievz · revivezz · revivvez · revivze · revviez · revvivez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rêvez" for "revivez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rêvez" vs "revivez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvez" and "revivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révisés vs revivez". 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 #114,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.