revisvsrevoirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
#1,675
“revoir” frequency rank
44797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revis revoir
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. Voir de nouveau.

Where the eye mixes revis and revoir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against revoir's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
revis
6 ch
revoir

Look-alike desk: revis vs revoir

A purely visual mix-up. revis (\ʁə.vi\) and revoir (\ʁə.vwaʁ\) 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 44797, 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\. revoir is at rank #1,675, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwaʁ\.

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 44797, this pair ranks #207,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of revis vs revoir

Shared letters: eirv. Private to "revis": s. Private to "revoir": o.

"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "revoir" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • revis ← ervis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
  • revoir ← ervoir · reovir · revior · revoirr · revori · revvoir · rrevoir · rveoir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revis" and "revoir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.vi\ versus \ʁə.vwaʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "revis" vs "revoir" - which ranks higher?
"revoir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,675 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "revoir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,738 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "revis" and "revoir" 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 #207,738 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