Which to use
“reviens” and “revis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,102
- “reviens” frequency rank
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- 46224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reviens | revis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revenir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. |
Where the eye mixes reviens and revis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reviens runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against revis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reviens vs revis
A purely visual mix-up. reviens (\ʁə.vjɛ̃\) and revis (\ʁə.vi\) 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 46224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reviens is recorded at frequency rank #3,102, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vjɛ̃\. revis is at rank #43,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\.
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 46224, this pair ranks #196,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reviens vs revis
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "reviens": n. Private to "revis": -.
"reviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reviens" for "revis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reviens" or "revis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reviens" and "revis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reviens" and "revis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relit vs revis". 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 #196,617 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.