Which to use
“rêvez” and “rivés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,461
- “rêvez” frequency rank
- #31,229
- “rivés” frequency rank
- 52690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rêvez | rivés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de river. |
Where the eye mixes rêvez and rivés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. rêvez and rivés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rêvez with rivés
A purely visual mix-up. rêvez (\ʁɛ.ve\) and rivés (\ʁi.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52690, 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\. rivés is at rank #31,229, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁi.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 52690, this pair ranks #145,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rêvez vs rivés
Shared letters: rv. Private to "rêvez": ezê. Private to "rivés": isé.
"rêvez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rivés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rêvez" and "rivés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "rêvez" or "rivés" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "rivés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,936 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rêvez" and "rivés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "râles vs rivés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,936 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.