Which to use
“reviens” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,102
- “reviens” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 47817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reviens | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revenir. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes reviens and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reviens runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against rêvons's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reviens and rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. reviens (\ʁə.vjɛ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 47817, 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\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 47817, this pair ranks #183,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reviens vs rêvons
Shared letters: nrsv. Private to "reviens": ei. Private to "rêvons": oê.
"reviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reviens ← erviens · reivens · reveins · revienns · revienss · reviesn · revines · revviens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reviens" for "rêvons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reviens" or "rêvons"?
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 "reviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reviens" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". 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 #183,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.