Which to use
“revis” and “revoit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,122
- “revis” frequency rank
- #15,234
- “revoit” frequency rank
- 58356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | revis | revoit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de revoir. |
Where the eye mixes revis and revoit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. revis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against revoit's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses revis with revoit
A purely visual mix-up. revis (\ʁə.vi\) and revoit (\ʁə.vwa\) 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 58356, 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\. revoit is at rank #15,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.vwa\.
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 58356, this pair ranks #109,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of revis vs revoit
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "revis": s. Private to "revoit": ot.
"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "revoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "revis" for "revoit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "revis" vs "revoit" - 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 "revoit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "revis" and "revoit" 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 #109,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.