revisvsrévisésTell them apart

Which to use

“revis” and “révisés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
#46,430
“révisés” frequency rank
89552
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revis révisés
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. Participe passé masculin pluriel de réviser.

Where the eye mixes revis and révisés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against révisés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
revis
7 ch
révisés

Visual trap between revis and révisés

A purely visual mix-up. revis (\ʁə.vi\) and révisés (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89552, 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\. révisés is at rank #46,430, 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 89552, this pair ranks #5,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revis vs révisés

Shared letters: irsv. Private to "revis": e. Private to "révisés": é.

"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "révisés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revis ← ervis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revis" and "révisés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vi\ versus \ʁe.vi.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revis" vs "révisés" - which ranks higher?
"revis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,122 in our French list, against #46,430 for "révisés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "révisés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revis" and "révisés" 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 #5,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list