Which to use
“revis” and “révisé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- #16,472
- “révisé” frequency rank
- 59594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revis | révisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. | Participe passé masculin singulier de réviser. |
Where the eye mixes revis and révisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against révisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: revis vs révisé
A purely visual mix-up. revis (\ʁə.vi\) and révisé (\ʁe.vi.ze\) 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 59594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
revis is recorded at frequency rank #43,122, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vi\. révisé is at rank #16,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.ze\.
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 59594, this pair ranks #102,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revis vs révisé
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "revis": e. Private to "révisé": é.
"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "révisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- revis ← ervis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revis" for "révisé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revis" vs "révisé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "revis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "révisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,274 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revis" and "révisé" 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 #102,274 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.