revisvsreyesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: revis is a verb, reyes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“revis” is a verb and “reyes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,122
“revis” frequency rank
#29,120
“reyes” frequency rank
72242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature revis reyes
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe revivre. Pluriel de rey.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set revis and reyes apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
revis
5 ch
reyes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: revis is \ʁə.vi\ while reyes is \ˈɾe.ʝes\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72242, 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\. reyes is at rank #29,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈɾe.ʝes\.

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 72242, this pair ranks #44,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of revis vs reyes

Shared letters: ers. Private to "revis": iv. Private to "reyes": y.

"revis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "reyes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reviservis · reivs · reviss · revsi · revvis · rrevis · rveis
  • reyeseryes · reeys · reyess · reyse · reyyes · rreyes · ryees

Frequency comparison

revis#43,122
reyes#29,120

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "revis" and "reyes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "revis" is a verb and "reyes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "revis" or "reyes"?
"reyes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,120 in our French list, against #43,122 for "revis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering revis vs reyes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “revis”; for a noun, it's “reyes”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “revis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list