Which to use
“revienne” and “reviens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,228
- “revienne” frequency rank
- #3,102
- “reviens” frequency rank
- 13330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revienne | reviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de revenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revenir. |
Where the eye mixes revienne and reviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. revienne runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against reviens's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revienne with reviens
A purely visual mix-up. revienne (\ʁə.vjɛn\) and reviens (\ʁə.vjɛ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revienne is recorded at frequency rank #10,228, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛn\. reviens is at rank #3,102, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃\.
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 13330, this pair ranks #401,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of revienne vs reviens
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "revienne": -. Private to "reviens": s.
"revienne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "reviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revienne" for "reviens" ever safe?
Which is more common, "revienne" or "reviens"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "revienne" and "reviens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "revienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revienne" and "reviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revienne vs reviennes". 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 #401,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.